Shichifukujin

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Shichifukujin are the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore, a group of deities believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and happiness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese mythological group ⓘ
group of deities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Seven Lucky Gods ⓘ
associatedWith art and music ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
good fortune ⓘ
happiness ⓘ
longevity ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
success in business ⓘ
warriors’ protection ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalRole motifs in netsuke carvings ⓘ
motifs in ukiyo-e prints ⓘ
popular subjects in Japanese art ⓘ
depictedAs group of seven deities traveling together ⓘ
depictedWith fishing rod ⓘ
mallet of fortune ⓘ
sacks of wealth ⓘ
scrolls of wisdom ⓘ
various treasures ⓘ
etymology from Japanese "shichi" (seven), "fuku" (fortune), "jin" (gods) ⓘ
linked to: Shichifukujin
festivalOrRitual New Year customs in Japan ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice placing images under pillows at New Year for auspicious dreams ⓘ
hasMember Benzaiten ⓘ
Bishamonten ⓘ
Daikokuten ⓘ
Ebisu ⓘ
Fukurokuju ⓘ
Hotei ⓘ
Jurōjin ⓘ
iconographicAttribute treasure ship Takarabune ⓘ
influencedBy Buddhist deities ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Hindu deities ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
meaningOfName Seven Gods of Fortune ⓘ
numberOfMembers 7 ⓘ
religiousTradition Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
Japanese folklore ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ
timePeriodOfPopularity Edo period ⓘ
Muromachi period ⓘ
worshipPractice Shichifukujin meguri pilgrimage ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benzaiten → memberOf → Shichifukujin ⓘ
Benzaiten → alsoKnownAs → Benten ⓘ
linked to: Shichifukujin
Seven Lucky Gods → alsoKnownAs → Shichifukujin ⓘ
Seven Lucky Gods → alsoKnownAs → Shichi Fukujin ⓘ
linked to: Shichifukujin
Shichifukujin → etymology → from Japanese "shichi" (seven), "fuku" (fortune), "jin" (gods) ⓘ
linked to: Shichifukujin
Benten-sama → memberOf → Shichifukujin ⓘ
Benzaiten Shrine (Inokashira Park) → associatedWith → Seven Lucky Gods of Japan ⓘ
subject linked to: Benzaiten shrine
linked to: Shichifukujin
Bishamonten → memberOf → Shichifukujin ⓘ