Maitreya Buddha
彌勒佛 The Maitreya Buddha is a figure that just about everyone recognizes on sight. Some know him as “Fat Buddha” or “Happy Buddha.” Many mistake him for Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Relatively few in the West know the Maitreya name, and even fewer know who he actually is. It’s a bit strange when you think […]
Guan Sheng Di Jun
關聖帝君 Guan Sheng Di Jun is one of the deities venerated in the I-Kuan Tao religious practice. He is well known to the Chinese, and his name and legendary tales have spread to Korea and Japan, but outside of Asia he is relatively unknown. His formal title, Guan Sheng Di Jun, can be translated as […]