Seven Lucky Gods
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The Seven Lucky Gods are a group of popular Japanese deities from Shinto and Buddhist traditions who are believed to bring good fortune, wealth, longevity, and happiness.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese mythological group
ⓘ
fortune deities ⓘ group of deities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shichi Fukujin
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Shichifukujin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
good luck
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ protection from misfortune ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Japanese New Year ⓘ |
| associatedObject | Takarabune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | takarabune New Year pictures ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Japanese New Year traditions
ⓘ
Japanese popular culture ⓘ |
| depictedAs | group traveling on a treasure ship ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
netsuke carvings
ⓘ
ukiyo-e prints ⓘ |
| hasMemberOrigin |
Benzaiten is of Indian origin
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ⓘ
Bishamonten is of Indian origin NERFINISHED ⓘ Daikokuten is of Indian origin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ebisu is of Japanese origin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fukurokuju is of Chinese origin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotei is of Chinese origin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jurōjin is of Chinese origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme | group of seven figures ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese deities
ⓘ
Indian deities ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainAttribute |
good fortune
ⓘ
happiness ⓘ longevity ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| member |
Benzaiten
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Bishamonten NERFINISHED ⓘ Daikokuten NERFINISHED ⓘ Ebisu NERFINISHED ⓘ Fukurokuju NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotei NERFINISHED ⓘ Jurōjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 7 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
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Japanese folk religion ⓘ Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | treasure ship ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPopularity |
Edo period
ⓘ
Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
New Year talismans
ⓘ
engravings and prints ⓘ pilgrimage to shrines and temples ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.