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The Seven Lucky Gods (by Yoshitoshi) The Seven Lucky Gods (七福神, Shichi Fukujin) are: Benzaiten (弁才天 or 弁財天) Also known as Benten or Benzaitennyo, she is the goddess of everything that flows: words (and knowledge, by extension), speech, eloquence, and music. Said to be the third daughter of the dragon-king of Munetsuchi, over ...
The god of fortune, guardian of children, patron of diviners and barmen, and also the god of popularity. One of the Seven Lucky Gods. Hotoke A Buddhist term used to denote a deceased person, among other meanings. Hyakki Yakō A parade of ghosts, spirits and demons that takes place at night. Hyakume
Kami is the Japanese word for a deity, divinity, or spirit. [4] It has been used to describe mind, God, Supreme Being, one of the Shinto deities, an effigy, a principle, and anything that is worshipped. [5] [6] Although deity is the common interpretation of kami, some Shinto scholars argue that such a translation can cause a misunderstanding of ...
Many deities appear in Japanese mythology, and many of them have multiple aliases. Furthermore, some of their names are comparatively long. This article, therefore, lists only the most prominent names and gives them in one of their abbreviated forms, other abbreviated forms are also in use.
In the beginning, these gods were worshiped by merchants as the first two (Ebisu and Daikokuten) were gods of business and trade. Subsequently, other classes of Japanese society looked for gods that could correspond with their professions: Benzaiten as the patron of the arts, Fukurokuju as the patron of the sciences, and so on.
Pages in category "Japanese gods" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ajisukitakahikone;
JAPANESE EMPERORS: Inahi: Itsuse no Mikoto: Ahiratsu-hime: 711–585 BC Jimmu 660–585 BC (1) Himetataraisuzu-hime [62] Kamo no Okimi: Amenotaneko [60] Miwa clan: Kisumimi: Tagishimimi: 632–549 BC Suizei 581–549 BC (2) Isuzuyori-hime: Hikoyai: Kamuyaimimi d.577 BC: Usami no Mikoto [60] 567–511 BC Annei 549–511 BC (3) Ikisomimi no mikoto
This Japanese compound kotodama combines koto 言 "word; speech" and tama 霊 "spirit; soul" (or 魂 "soul; spirit; ghost") voiced as dama in rendaku.In contrast, the unvoiced kototama pronunciation especially refers to kototamagaku (言霊学, "study of kotodama"), which was popularized by Onisaburo Deguchi in the Oomoto religion.