Benzaiten

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 弁才天 (Benzaiten) 弁財天 (Benzaiten).

Proper noun

Benzaiten

1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) (Also known as "Benten-sama") The Hindu goddess, Saraswati, of knowledge, art and beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.

See also

• Kitsushōten, (吉祥天), the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.
• 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

Benzaiten

1. Rōmaji transcription of べんざいてん