Benten-sama
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Benten-sama is a Japanese Buddhist and Shinto goddess of music, eloquence, wealth, and the arts, derived from the Hindu deity Saraswati and widely venerated as one of Japan’s Seven Lucky Gods.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Japanese goddess ⓘ Shinto kami ⓘ fortune deity ⓘ member of the Seven Lucky Gods ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Benten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benzaiten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | dragon ⓘ |
| associatedElement | water ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
good fortune
ⓘ
islands ⓘ prosperity ⓘ water ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Saraswati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
arts
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eloquence ⓘ knowledge ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| hasSyncretismWith |
Buddhist beliefs
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Hindu goddess Saraswati NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinto beliefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
often depicted as a beautiful woman
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often depicted holding a biwa ⓘ sometimes depicted with a dragon ⓘ |
| memberOf | Shichifukujin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
artists
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merchants ⓘ musicians ⓘ orators ⓘ scholars ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| title |
goddess of eloquence
ⓘ
goddess of music ⓘ goddess of the arts ⓘ goddess of wealth ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | one of the Seven Lucky Gods ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
invoked for financial prosperity
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invoked for success in arts and performance ⓘ worshipped at temples and shrines near water ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.