Śrīmahādevī
deity Buddhist single tradition · 2
Śrīmahādevī is a devi in Mahayana Buddhism, also known as Lakshmi. She is particularly respected in East Asian Buddhist traditions as a protector deity due to her appearance in the Golden Light Sutra where she introduced her mantra and made vows to protect any bhikṣu who will uphold and teach the sutra.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Lakshmi, Kichijōten
- aspect of
- Lakshmi
- manifests as
- Kichijōten
- equivalent to
- Kichijōten
- co occurs with
- Bishamonten
- sibling of
- Pishamentian
- manifested by
- Lakshmi
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In Japanese Buddhism, Śrīmahādevī is known as either Kishijōten or Kisshōten (吉祥天) and is also the goddess of fortune and prosperity. She is considered to be the goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty.”
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“depicting the devi Śrīmahādevī, an East Asian Buddhist manifestation of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi”
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