Fu Daishi
Fu Daishi , also Fu-ta-shih called (傅大士) (* 497 , † 569 ) was a Zen - monk , poet and inventor .
Lore
Legend has it that he was a contemporary of Bodhidharma and is said to descend with him out of the Tushita heaven, where Maitreya waits for his turn to appear in the human world when the present Badra-Kalpa has come to an end. According to the tradition of Dentoroku (The Investigation of the Lamp), Fu's life was full of miracles. He is considered to be the inventor of the rotating bookcase Rinzo .
literature
- Daisetz T. Suzuki: The Zen Master Sengai . Ink pictures and poems Edited by Eva von Hoboken. Cologne: DuMont 1985; ISBN 3-7701-1605-4
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daisetz T. Suzuki, The Zen Master Sengai Eva van Hoboken (ed.) 1985, p. 137.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fu Daishi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fu-ta-shih |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zen monk, poet and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 497 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 569 |