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Daikokuten
Japanese deity of fortune and wealth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daikokuten (大黒天) is a syncretic Japanese deity of fortune and wealth. Daikokuten originated from Mahākāla, the Buddhist version of the Hindu deity Shiva, conflated with the native Shinto god Ōkuninushi.[1][2]
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Daikokuten | |
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God of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war | |
Member of the Seven Lucky Gods | |
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Other names | Makakara (摩訶迦羅) Makakaraten (摩訶迦羅天) Daikokutenjin (大黒天神) Daikokusonten (大黒尊天) Daikoku-san (大黒さん) Daikoku-sama (大黒様 / 大黒さま) |
Japanese | 大黒天 |
Affiliation | Deva Mahākāla (prototype) Ōkuninushi (conflated with) |
Mantra | Oṃ Mahākālāya svāhā (On Makakyaraya sowaka) |
Animals | mouse or rat |
Symbols | sack, mallet, rice bales |
Equivalents | |
Hindu equivalent | Shiva, Kubera |
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