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...

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

In Buddhism, she is venerated in many forms, including the East Asian Benzaiten (辯才天, "Eloquence Talent Deity"). In Jainism, Sarasvati is revered as the...

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...

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

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...

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...

QianmuCaishen ( 錢母財神 ) Goddess Wuji caishenye (無極財神爺) Śrīmahādevī Vaiśravaṇa Benzaiten Kangiten Vasudhara Jambhala Palden Lhamo Thurathadi Ame-no-Sagume Seven...

be found in the park, including the Bentendo, dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten, on an island in Shinobazu Pond. The Kan'ei-ji, a major temple for the...

The Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, three-dimensional fine arts fabrication facility located in downtown Lake Worth Beach,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

worshiped in Japan which have long been forgotten in India. Saraswati (Benzaiten) is arguably the most revered deity in Japan after the Buddha. She forms...

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...

of Itsukushima Shrine, who was also identified with Benzaiten. During the medieval period, Benzaiten, Dakiniten, and Shōten were also combined into a single...

Daikokuten was also linked or identified with other deities such as Ugajin, Benzaiten (the Buddhist version of Sarasvatī), Vaiśravana-Bishamonten, the earth...

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...

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

Dimples of Venus Astrological planet Venus Hottentot Venus Sailor Venus Benzaiten Anahita Planet Venus in the Solar System Venus symbol Venus (1929 film)...

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...

be seen within the park. The park contains a small temple dedicated to Benzaiten. The park has a petting zoo and a small aquarium, and is a place where...

and prosperity by the merchant class, alongside Daikokuten (大黒天) and Benzaiten (弁財天) as part of a trio of "three deities" (三天 Santen). Her cult peaked...

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

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...

Minamoto pond hosts a sub-shrine called Hataage Benzaiten Shrine (旗上弁財天社) dedicated to goddess Benzaiten, a Buddhist deity. For this reason, the sub-shrine...