Kisshōten
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 吉祥天 (Kisshōten).
Proper noun
Kisshōten
- (mythology, Shinto) The Hindu goddess, Lakshmi; goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.
See also
- Benzaiten, (弁才天), the goddess of knowledge, sciences, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry, and rivers.
- Hotei, (布袋), the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
- Jurōjin, (寿老人), god of longevity.
- Fukurokuju, (福禄寿), god of happiness, wealth and longevity.
- Bishamonten, (毘沙門天), god of warriors.
- Daikokuten (大黒天, Daikoku), god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.
- Ebisu, (恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷 or 戎), god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.
Japanese
Romanization
Kisshōten
- Rōmaji transcription of きっしょうてん