30/08/2023
Explanation of the name 'chzi'.
http://tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/Budai
It comes from the pinyin name of Budai, the monk who is usually identified with (or as an incarnation of) Maitreya, the rumoured future Buddha / Messiah in eastern folklore.
I just came up with this name spontaneously by mistake when I misspelled Christian as Chzistian in young years.
Didn't find out the connection until much later!
Budai (Chinese: 布袋; pinyin: Bùdài), or Hotei in Japanese, Bố Đại in Vietnamese, is a Chinese folkloric deity. His name means "Cloth Sack," and comes from the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying. He is usually identified with (or as an incarnation of) Maitreya, so much so th...