Kisshōten
| Śrīmahādevī (Buddhism) | |
|---|---|
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| Sanskrit | श्रीमहादेवी Śrīmahādevī |
| Chinese | 吉祥天 (Pinyin: Jíxiáng tiān) |
| Japanese | 吉祥天 or 吉祥天
(romaji: Kichijōten) |
| Korean | 길상천
(RR: Gilsang Cheon) |
| Tagalog | Slimahadevi |
| Tibetan | ལྷ་མོ་ཆེན་མོ་དཔལ།་ Wylie: lha mo chen mo dpal |
| Vietnamese | Cát Tường Thiên |
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| Venerated by | Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna |
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Kisshōten (吉祥天, lit. "Auspicious Heavens"), also known as Kichijōten, Kisshoutennyo (吉祥天女), or Kudokuten (功徳天), is a Japanese female deity, adapted via Buddhism from the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Kisshoutennyo is sometimes named as one of the Seven Gods of Fortune (fukujin), replacing either Jurōjin or Fukurokuju.[1] For example, in the 1783 edition of the Butsuzōzui compendium (reprinted in 1796), Kichijōten replaces Fukurokuju as one of the seven fukujin.[2] She is considered to be the goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty.[1][3][4] Kisshoutennyo's iconography is distinguished by the Nyoihōju gem (如意宝珠) in her hand,[5] Kisshōten and the Nyoihōju gem are both represented by the symbol of the kagome.
When Kisshoutennyo is counted among the seven fukujin[2] and fellow Fukujin Daikoku is regarded in feminine form,[6] all three of the Hindu Tridevi goddesses are represented in the Fukujin, with Daikoku representing Parvati and Benzaiten representing Saraswati.
See also
[edit]- Buddhist Tenbu (天部) deities
- Fukujin (福神) deities
- Hinduism in Japan
- Kagome crest
- Kagome lattice
- Kisshō Tennyo (manga)
- Lakshmi
- Nyoihōju (如意宝珠) wishing gem
- Satkona
- Vasudhara (Bodhisattva of good fortune, wealth, fertility, prosperity)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wooden figure of Kichijōten". The British Museum. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Butsuzōzui (Illustrated Compendium of Buddhist Images)" (in Japanese). Ehime University Library. 1796. p. (077.jpg). Archived from the original (digital photos) on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Kichijoten Japanese Lucky Goddess of Beauty". 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Kisshōten (Kichijōten)". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Neighbour-Parent, Mary. "Kichijouten 吉祥天". JAANUS. Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation.
- ^ "Butsuzōzui (Illustrated Compendium of Buddhist Images)" (in Japanese). Ehime University Library. 1796. p. (059.jpg). Archived from the original (digital photos) on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
External links
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Media related to Kichijouten at Wikimedia Commons
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