Hotei; Budai
One of the Seven Lucky Gods (七福神), the god of contentment and happiness, often depicted as a smiling, pot-bellied monk carrying a large cloth bag.
Hotei is one of the Seven Lucky Gods, depicted as a smiling monk carrying a large bag on his back.
potbelly; protruding belly
fairy slipper; Calypso bulbosa
Standard kanji spelling for the deity Hotei.
From Chinese 布袋 (Bùdài), literally 'cloth bag', referring to the historical Chinese monk Budai, who became a folkloric figure of contentment.