聖德太子 [ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇ; sheng4 de2 tai4 zi3] Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代[ㄈㄟ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ; fei1 niao3 shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint ◄ ►