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                        The Chinese monk Putai(Ming Dynasty) has                                                                                                                                  中 国 弥 勒 佛 化 ⾝


                                                                                                                                                                       The Chinese monk Putai has
                        been popularly regarded as an incarnation                                                                                                  been popularly regarded as an


                        of the bodhisattva Maitreya.                                                                                                               incarnation of the bodhisattva

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Maitreya.

                        中国弥勒佛化⾝——明代布袋罗汉                                                                                                                                                         (Taiwan: 1967)































                                                                                                                                                                         (Macao: 2008)

























                                                      中 国 ⻳ 兹 ⽯ 窟 壁 画 -  弥 勒 菩 萨 说 法 图
                                              Maitreya Bodhisattva in Tushita Heaven                                                                                    (Thailand: 2014)

                                                                      (China: 2008)                                                                                                                                                   (Taiwan: 1975)


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