ʻO Budai (Pake: 布袋; pinyin: Bùdài; Korean: 포대, romanized: Podae; Japanese: 布袋, romanized: Hotei) he mōneka Pākē semi-historical i ʻike pinepine ʻia me ka Maitreya Buddha ma Chan Buddhism. Me ka hoʻolaha ʻana o Chan Buddhism, ua hele mai ʻo ia e hoʻohanohano ʻia ma Vietnam, Korea, a me Iapana. ʻO kona inoa maoli ʻo "ʻeke lole", a pili i ka ʻeke i hōʻike maʻamau ʻia ʻo ia e lawe ana i kona hele ʻana me ka ʻole. ʻO kona ʻano hauʻoli, ʻano ʻakaʻaka, a me ke ʻano o ka nohona e hoʻokaʻawale iā ia mai ka hapa nui o nā haku Buddhist a i ʻole nā ​​​​kiʻi. ʻAneʻane ʻike ʻia ʻo ia i ka ʻakaʻaka a ʻakaʻaka paha, no laila kona inoa i kapa ʻia ma ka ʻōlelo Kina, ʻo "Laughing Buddha" a i ʻole "Bouddha Rieur" ma ka ʻōlelo Palani. ʻOiai ua hōʻike ʻia ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he kaumaha nui, ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia ʻo "Fat Buddha", ʻoi aku hoʻi ma ke ao Komohana.

ʻO ka hōʻike kikokikona nui e kuhikuhi ana iā Budai e noho ana i loko o kahi hōʻiliʻili o nā moʻolelo moʻokalaleo Chan Buddhist i kapa ʻia ʻo The Transmission of the Lamp.