Benzaiten
E106408
Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist and Shinto goddess of music, eloquence, knowledge, and the arts, closely associated with water and often identified with the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benzaiten canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Japanese deity ⓘ Shinto kami ⓘ goddess ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shichifukujin
ⓘ
surface form:
Benten
Benten-sama ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Japanese Buddhist iconography
ⓘ
Japanese folklore ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
arts
ⓘ
dragons ⓘ eloquence ⓘ good fortune ⓘ knowledge ⓘ music ⓘ snakes ⓘ water ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Chikubushima
ⓘ
Enoshima ⓘ Enoshima Shrine ⓘ Miyajima ⓘ
surface form:
Itsukushima
Itsukushima Shrine ⓘ Tsurugaoka Hachimangū ⓘ
surface form:
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
|
| depictedHolding | biwa ⓘ |
| depictedWith |
dragon
ⓘ
eight arms ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Saraswati ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
artistic talent
ⓘ
beauty ⓘ eloquence ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
islands
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ seas ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Saraswati ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Seven Lucky Gods
ⓘ
Shichifukujin ⓘ |
| origin | India ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| symbol |
biwa
ⓘ
dragon ⓘ lute ⓘ white snake ⓘ |
| worshippedAs |
deity of eloquence
ⓘ
deity of fortune ⓘ deity of learning ⓘ deity of music ⓘ deity of the arts ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Japan ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.