Vaiśravana-Bishamonten

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Vaiśravana-Bishamonten is a deity linked or identified with Daikokuten. Daikokuten was also linked or identified with other deities such as Ugajin, Benzaiten, Vaiśravana-Bishamonten, the earth god Kenrō Jijin, or the wisdom king Acala.

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
500 – 1500
Historical notes
Medieval Japan.

Relationships

has aspect
Sanmen Daikokuten

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Daikokuten was also linked or identified with other deities such as Ugajin, Benzaiten (the Buddhist version of Sarasvatī), Vaiśravana-Bishamonten, the earth god Kenrō Jijin (derived from the Indian earth goddess Pṛthivī, though the deity is also portrayed in Japan as male), or the wisdom king Acala (Fudō Myōō in Japanese).”

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