毘沙門
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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毘 | 沙 | 門 |
び Jinmeiyō | しゃ Grade: S | もん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
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毘沙門
Alternative forms
- 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten), 多聞天 (Tamonten; lit. "listening to many teachings")
Proper noun
毘沙門 (hiragana びしゃもん, rōmaji Bishamon)
- (Shinto): The Japanese name for the Hindu god Vaiśravaṇa. The god of warfare, warriors, punisher of evildoers. One of the seven gods of luck.
Related terms
- 福禄寿 (Fukurokuju): god of happiness, wealth and longevity.
- 大黒 / 大黒天 (Daikoku / Daikokuten): the 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.
- 寿老人 (Jurōjin): the god of longevity.
- 恵比須 / 恵比寿 / 夷 / 戎 (Ebisu): god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.
- 布袋 (Hotei): the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
- 弁才天 / 弁財天 (べんざいてん, Benzaiten): The Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati. The goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.
See also
毘沙門 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja Bishamonten on Wikipedia.Wikipedia