"The Japanese honor sculptors of Buddhist images with the title busshi or 'Buddhist master,'" Ch'en Han-ch'ing says. They consider that a Buddhist image is not simply sculpted, it is rather a case of the Buddha-nature that dwells within the wood manifesting itself through the sculptor's hands and tools.
「日本稱雕塑佛像的人為『佛師』」，陳漢清說，他們認為佛像不是雕出來的，而是藉佛師的手及工具，把寄生在木頭上的佛性表現出來。