title: Budai (disambiguation)
text: # Budai (disambiguation)
  
  Budai, also known as the Laughing Buddha, is a semi-historical Chinese monk who is venerated as a deity in Chinese Buddhism.
  
  Budai may also refer to:
  
  ## Places
  
  * Budai, Chiayi, Taiwanese township
  * Budăi (disambiguation), several places in Romania and Moldova
  
  ## People
  
  * László Budai, former Hungarian football player
  * Pal Budai Jewish composer
  * Buday, variant spelling Budai, several surnames
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Buday, Japanese parrotfish, Calotomus japonicus
  