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.

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Benzaiten canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist deity
Japanese deity
Shinto kami
goddess
alsoKnownAs Benten
linked to: Shichifukujin

Benten-sama
appearsIn Japanese Buddhist iconography
Japanese folklore
associatedWith arts
dragons
eloquence
good fortune
knowledge
music
snakes
water
wealth
cultCenter Chikubushima
Enoshima
Enoshima Shrine
Itsukushima
linked to: Miyajima

Itsukushima Shrine
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

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