Kisshōten
deity sky Japanese single tradition · 2
Kisshōten is the Japanese name for Lakshmi, and she is commonly depicted with the Nyoihōju gem (如意宝珠) in her hand.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Role as goddess of fortune transferred to Benzaiten during medieval period.
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“In Japan, where Lakshmi is known as Kisshōten, she is commonly depicted with the Nyoihōju gem (如意宝珠) in her hand.”
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“Benzaiten came to be associated or even conflated with a number of Buddhist and local deities, including the goddess Kisshōten whose role as goddess of fortune eventually became ascribed to Benzaiten in popular belief”
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