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Japanese: 浮図 - ふと

Also written as Futu, Butsuzu, and Puzu. A different character for Buddha used in China from the Late Han to the early Wei and Jin dynasties. It is also a transliteration of the Sanskrit Buddha, or a transliteration of the Central Asian phonetic pronunciation of Onka-futo. After Kumarajiva entered the court, it was changed to Buddha. It is also used as a transliteration of a tower (stupa) and to mean a place of training in the mountains for Buddhists.
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Japanese:

浮屠，仏図，蒲図とも記す。中国，後漢代〜魏晋初期まで使用された仏の異字。サンスクリットのブッダの音写とも，中央アジアでの音訛(おんか)フトの音写ともいう。鳩摩羅什(らじゅう)の入朝後，改められ仏となる。また塔（ストゥーパ）の音写にも，仏教徒の山野での修行地の意味にも使われる。
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