A highly respected and beloved local official or public figure whose good deeds and integrity are widely appreciated, making them seem like a benefactor to all.
李医生医术精湛，医德高尚，免费为许多贫困患者诊治，被当地人誉为“万家生佛”。
Doctor Li, with his superb medical skills and noble medical ethics, provided free treatment for many impoverished patients, earning him the reputation of a "benefactor to all" among the locals.
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During the Song Dynasty, Sima Guang, a renowned Confucian scholar, historian, and statesman, was appointed Duke Wen. He was celebrated for his deep concern for public affairs, his integrity, and incorruptibility.
People lauded him as a "万家生佛" (Wàn Jiā Shēng Fó), meaning a "living Buddha to ten thousand households." A poem from that era praising him reads: "Songs of a lucky star accompany his journey, incense burns for the living Buddha of countless homes."
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