Japanese legends, Davis retelling
Hotei
Davis includes Hotei among the Gods of Luck, identifying him with laughter. His later description joins laughter to contentment. A bag of precious things can also hold playful children, while his carriage earns him the name Waggon Priest.
Also known as Waggon Priest
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Account in the source
TraditionalDavis includes Hotei among the Gods of Luck, identifying him with laughter.
Further detail
TraditionalHis later description joins laughter to contentment. A bag of precious things can also hold playful children, while his carriage earns him the name Waggon Priest.
Context & interpretation
The entry concerns Hotei as depicted in Davis’s Gods of Luck account. It does not identify him with every historical monk, Buddha image or modern decorative statue. The playful bag and its precious contents belong to the source’s religious and folkloric portrayal.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths and Legends of Japan
Hotei, the merry God of LaughterOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 130
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0130
- Original scan leaf
- 149
- Recorded leaf number
- 149
- Current Reader position
- 129
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
Source 2
Myths and Legends of Japan
Hotei, the God of Laughter and ContentmentOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 235
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0235
- Original scan leaf
- 261
- Recorded leaf number
- 261
- Current Reader position
- 234
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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