Kichijōten
deity Japanese single tradition · 1
Kichijōten is an East Asian Buddhist manifestation of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, also identified with the devi Śrīmahādevī. She is depicted in a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist sculpture housed at Jōruri-ji temple. The deity is treated as a hibutsu ('secret Buddha'), displayed to the public only a few times a year.
When
- First attested
- 1200 CE
- Attested period
- 1200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- 13th-century sculpture housed at Jōruri-ji temple, classified as Important Cultural Property.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Taishakuten, Bonten, Jikokuten, Zochoten, Komokuten, Tamonten, Kareiteimo, Kenrojishin, Hōkentaishō, Shōryōchitaishō, Benzaiten
- syncretized with
- Lakshmi, Śrīmahādevī
- equivalent to
- Lakshmi, Śrīmahādevī
- manifested by
- Śrīmahādevī, Lakshmi
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Kichijōten in the form of elegant expression, dimples, and neatly folded clothing”
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