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Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist deity originating from the Hindu goddess Saraswati, venerated as one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichifukujin). She is associated with music, eloquence, wisdom, water, and the arts, and is the only female figure among the seven. Her major cult sites include Enoshima Sh...
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Important Seven Lucky Gods figure with Buddhist-Hindu syncretic depth, music and water associations, moderate fame.
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Toyokawa Inari, formally known as Myōgon-ji, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, founded in 1441 by Zen monk Tōkai Gie. Despite being a Buddhist temple, it has developed syncretic elements focusing on Inari, the Shinto deity associated with foxes, rice, and prosperity...
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