Daikokuten
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is a syncretic Japanese deity of fortune, luck and wealth. Daikokuten originated from Mahākāla, the Buddhist conflated with the native Shinto god Ōkuninushi. He is a patron of farmers, cooks and jobs related to money such as bankers.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Buddhist
- Deity.name
- Daikokuten
- Deity.deity_of
- God of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war
- Deity.member_of
- the Seven Lucky Gods
- Deity.image
- Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Buddhist art in the United States National museum (1921) (20863366652).jpg
- Deity.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)
- Deity.script_name
- Japanese
- Deity.script
- 大黒天
- Deity.affiliation
- DevaMahākāla (prototype)Ōkuninushi (conflated with)
- Deity.mantra
- Oṃ Mahākālāya svāhā(On Makakyaraya sowaka)
- Deity.symbols
- sack, mallet, rice bales
- Deity.animals
- mouse or rat
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Mahākāla in East Asian Buddhism
- Transformation in Japan
- Iconography
- Worship
- Bījā and mantra
- Temples
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
is a syncretic Japanese deity of fortune, luck and wealth. Daikokuten originated from Mahākāla, the Buddhist conflated with the native Shinto god Ōkuninushi. He is a patron of farmers, cooks and jobs related to money such as bankers.
==Overview== ===Mahākāla in East Asian Buddhism===
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