Pui To ( Chinese: 杯渡) was a

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living at the time of the

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in the

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. The legend has it that he once went to

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in the

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of Hong Kong to construct roads, and he lived at a big cave at the present-day Castle Peak. It is believed that the

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, the

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of the

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and the of Hong Kong are named after him.

References

*This article draws some information from the corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pui, To Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Liu Song Buddhists Northern and Southern dynasties Buddhist monks