For Buddhists, the first day is also the birthday of Maitreya Bodhisattva (better known as the more familiar Budai Luohan), the Buddha-to-be. People also abstain from killing animals.
对于佛教徒来说，大年初一也是弥勒佛布袋罗汉的生日，人们也会尽量避免杀生。
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His team suggests that at least the smaller Buddha might be partially rebuilt with existing fragments injected with a synthetic material designed to halt weathering.
他的小组建议至少较小的那尊佛像可以进行重建，用现存有的碎片再加上一种人工合成的材料阻止其风化。
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So when I saw the Buddha, looking so peaceful and happy just sitting on the grass, I wanted tobe like him.