Kisshōten

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Śrīmahādevī (Buddhism)
Sanskritश्रीमहादेवी
Śrīmahādevī
Chinese吉祥天
(Pinyin: Jíxiáng tiān)
Japanese吉祥天（きっしょうてん） or 吉祥天（きちじょうてん）
(romaji: Kichijōten)
Korean길상천
(RR: Gilsang Cheon)
TagalogSlimahadevi
Tibetanལྷ་མོ་ཆེན་མོ་དཔལ།་
Wylie: lha mo chen mo dpal
VietnameseCát Tường Thiên
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Kisshōten (吉祥天, lit. "Auspicious Heavens"), also known as Kichijōten, Kisshoutennyo (吉祥天女), or Kudokuten (功徳天), is a Japanese female deity, Kisshoutennyo is sometimes named as one of the Seven Gods of Fortune (fukujin), replacing either Jurōjin or Fukurokuju.[1] For example, in the 1783 edition of the Butsuzōzui compendium (reprinted in 1796), Kichijōten replaces Fukurokuju as one of the seven fukujin.[2] She is considered to be the goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty.[1][3][4] Kisshoutennyo's iconography is distinguished by the Nyoihōju gem (如意宝珠) in her hand,[5] Kisshōten and the Nyoihōju gem are both represented by the symbol of the kagome.

When Kisshoutennyo is counted among the seven fukujin[2] and fellow Fukujin Daikoku is regarded in feminine form,[6] all three of the Hindu Tridevi goddesses are then represented among the seven Fukujin.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Wooden figure of Kichijōten". The British Museum. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Butsuzōzui (Illustrated Compendium of Buddhist Images)" (in Japanese). Ehime University Library. 1796. p. (077.jpg). Archived from the original (digital photos) on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Kichijoten Japanese Lucky Goddess of Beauty". 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Kisshōten (Kichijōten)". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. ^ Neighbour-Parent, Mary. "Kichijouten 吉祥天". JAANUS. Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation.
  6. ^ "Butsuzōzui (Illustrated Compendium of Buddhist Images)" (in Japanese). Ehime University Library. 1796. p. (059.jpg). Archived from the original (digital photos) on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

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