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 Būdai, Josvainiai, village in Kaunas County, Lithuania Būdai, Vilainiai, village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
People Budai (surname) Marius-Constantin Budăi, Romanian politician
Other uses Buday, Japanese parrotfish, Calotomus japonicus
See also Buday, variant spelling Budai Hotei (disambiguation), Japanese term for Budai Smiling Buddha, India's first successful nuclear weapons test in 1974