Benzaiten
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 弁才天 (Benzaiten) 弁財天 (Benzaiten).
Proper noun
Benzaiten
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto) (Also known as "Benten-sama") The Hindu goddess, Saraswati, of knowledge, art and beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.
See also
- Kitsushōten, (吉祥天), the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.
- Hotei, (布袋), the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
- Jurōjin, (寿老人), god of longevity.
- Fukurokuju, (福禄寿), god of happiness, wealth and longevity.
- Bishamonten, (毘沙門天), god of warriors.
- Daikokuten (大黒天, Daikoku), god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.
- Ebisu, (恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷 or 戎), god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.
Japanese
Romanization
Benzaiten