Benzaiten (shinjitai: 弁才天 or 弁財天; kyūjitai: 辯才天, 辨才天, or 辨財天, lit. "goddess of eloquence", Benten, Chinese: 辯才天, Biancaitian), is an East Asian Buddhist...

Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine (銭洗弁財天宇賀福神社, Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Jinja), popularly known as Zeniarai Benten, is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa...

Ugajin was syncretically fused with Buddhist goddess Benzaiten, which became known as Uga Benzaiten or Uga Benten. The goddess sometimes carries on her...

gods of fortune from religions popular in Japan: from Mahayana Buddhism (Benzaiten, Bishamonten, Daikokuten) which came to Japan from China but originated...

The Three Great Shrines of Benzaiten (日本三大弁天) are a group of Japanese shrines dedicated to the worship of the goddess Benzaiten. During the Meiji Era separation...

American female artist and writer. She is the founder and president of Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts. Born in 1949, Berkow attended Walt Whitman High...

QianmuCaishen ( 錢母財神 ) Goddess Wuji caishenye (無極財神爺) Śrīmahādevī Vaiśravaṇa Benzaiten Kangiten Vasudhara Jambhala Palden Lhamo Thurathadi Seven Lucky Gods Thần...

three most famous Benzaiten Temples in Japan, along with Enoshima Benzaiten (Kanagawa) and Chikubujima Benzaiten (Shiga). The Benzaiten is opened to the...

("Chinjusha"), and in that case a torii marks the shrine's entrance. Benzaiten is a syncretic goddess derived from the Indian divinity Sarasvati, who...

the revered island. It is a Buddhist temple dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten. Also, it is said to have first been built in 724 CE under the order of...

In Buddhism, she is venerated in many forms, including the East Asian Benzaiten (辯才天, "Eloquence Talent Deity"). Saraswati is a Sanskrit fusion word of...

Hachiōji Shichifukujin Pilgrimage (八王子七福神めぐり), and enshrines the goddess Benzaiten. It is popularly known as Moe-ji (萌え寺). It was formerly associated with...

are represented in the Fukujin, with Daikoku representing Parvati and Benzaiten representing Saraswati. Buddhist Tenbu (天部) deities Fukujin (福神) deities...

Japanese examples derive from Buddhist importations of Indian dragon myths. Benzaiten, the Japanese form of Saraswati, supposedly killed a five-headed dragon...

world. The unnamed five-headed dragon subdued by the Buddhist goddess Benzaiten at Enoshima in Japan in A.D. 552 The unnamed dragon defeated by Saint...

nearby lake. Aware of their suffering, on May 31, 552 AD, the Goddess Benzaiten caused the island of Enoshima to arise from the bottom of the bay to serve...

behind three scales, which became his family crest. Three Great Shrines of Benzaiten Ono, S.; Woodard, W.P.; Sakamoto, S. (2004). Shinto the Kami Way. Tuttle...

called benten kutsu (Benzaiten Grotto), contains a long winding tunnel with a low ceiling and various statues and devotionals to Benzaiten, the sea goddess...

recovering. During this time, Madeno Hamanosuke goes to Mt. Kinki to pray to Benzaiten, a god related to snakes, for the safety of his lord. He is answered by...

healing and medicine. The Seven Lucky Gods (七福神, Shichi Fukujin) are: Benzaiten (弁才天 or 弁財天) Also known as Benten or Benzaitennyo, she is the goddess...

the island and adjacent coastline are the hub of a local resort area. Benzaiten, the goddess of music and entertainment, is enshrined on the island. The...

temples are in the area, including the Bentendo temple dedicated to goddess Benzaiten, on an island in Shinobazu Pond. The Kan'ei-ji, a major temple of the...

Hanako-san. In Inokashira Park, Tokyo, there is a shrine to the goddess Benzaiten, as well as Inokashira Pond, a lake where visitors can rent rowing boats...

the Hidden Village of Kamakura. It is located very near the Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine. Tradition holds that Sasuke Inari Shrine was created by...

Views of Japan Tourism in Japan Twenty-Two Shrines Three Great Shrines of Benzaiten Hiroshima to Honolulu Friendship Torii (Itsukushima replica) Nussbaum...

or the seven gods of fortune, which include Daikokuten, Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Fukurokuju, Jurojin, and Hotei. Ebisu, together with Daikokuten, was...

when he achieved bodhi, and is frequently represented as a giant cobra. Benzaiten 弁才天 is the Japanese name of the goddess Saraswati, who killed a 3-headed...

name Biwako in his writing: "The lake is the Pure land of the goddess Benzaiten because she lives on Chikubu Island and the shape of the lake is similar...

form of Saraswati and goddess of wisdom A'as, god of wisdom Kamrusepa Benzaiten, a Japanese form of Saraswati, goddess of everything that flows: water...

Benzaiten (left), Kangiten (center) and Tamonten (right) in Daishō-in temple (Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture)...