Part of the series on Japanese Mythology

Divinities Kami & Megami, Seven Lucky Gods List of divinities in Japanese mythology Japanese mythology is an extremely complex system of beliefs. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Amaterasu_cave_wide. ... A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. ... Kami (神) is the Japanese word for deity. The word is used to indicate any sort of god, beings of a higher place or belonging to a different sphere of existence. ... The seven fortune gods (七福神, shichi fukujin) in Japan refer to the seven gods of good fortune in Japanese folklore: ; . They are often the subject of netsuke carvings and other representations. ...

Legendary Creatures & Spirits Dragons, Obake, Yokai, Yūrei List of legendary creatures in Japanese mythology For creatures that are wholly fictional creations, see Category:Fictional species. ... A ghost is an alleged non-corporeal manifestation of a dead person (or, rarely, an animal). ... A Japanese dragon is a legendary creature with physical attributes and disposition similar to the Chinese and Korean dragons. ... Obake, also called obakemono, are the traditional ghosts, goblins and monsters from Japanese folklore; the term includes youkai (goblins and monsters) and yuurei (vengeful spirits of the dead). ... Yōkai (also spelled Youkai; Japanese: 妖怪, apparitions, spirits, or demons) are a class of obake (お化け, also called obakemono), creatures in Japanese folklore ranging from the evil oni (鬼) to the mischievous kitsune (狐) or snow woman Yuki-onna (雪女). Some possess part animal and part human features (e. ... YÅ«rei (幽霊) are Japanese ghosts. ... The following is a list of yokai, obake and yurei which are notable in Japanese mythology. ...

Legendary Figures Abe no Seimei, Hidari Jingoro, Kintaro, Momotaro, Nezumi Kozo, Tamamo no Mae, Tomoe Gozen, Urashima Tarō A legend (Latin, legenda, things to be read) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. ... Abe no Seimei (安倍 晴明 921?-1005?) was a leading specialist of onmyodo during the middle of Heian Period. ... The Famous, the Unrivalled Hidari Jingoro (Meiyo migi ni teki nashi Hidari Jingoro); by Utagawa Kuniyoshi Hidari Jingoro (å·¦ 甚五郎 ; ひだり ジンゴロウ) was a legendary Japanese artist, sculpurer and carpenter, active from 1596-1644. ... Kintaro (Golden Boy) is a hero from Japanese folklore. ... Bisque doll of Momotaro Momotaro (peach boy) is a hero from Japanese folklore. ... Jirokichi the Rat or Nezumi Kozo, (次郎吉 or ねずみ小僧, the latter literally meaning rat boy, ?? - 1832) is a Japanese folk hero, a legendary benevolent outlaw similar to the English Robin Hood. ... A woodblock print of Tomoe Gozen in battle. ... Urashima Tarō ) is a Japanese fairy tale about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded with a visit to the RyÅ«gÅ«-jō, the Dragon Palace. ...

Mythical & Sacred Locations Horai, Mt. Hiei, Mt. Fuji, Rashōmon, Ryugu-jo, Suzakumon, Takamagahara, Yomi A mythical place is a place that does not really exist but is accepted folklore or speculation that it might exist or might have existed in earlier times but its actual location is now lost. ... In various religions, sacred (from Latin, sacrum, sacrifice) or holy, objects, places or concepts are believed by followers to be intimately connected with the supernatural, or divinity, and are thus greatly revered. ... Horai is a place in Japanese mythology. ... Mount Hiei (Jp. ... Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, IPA: [ɸuʝisaɴ]) is the highest mountain on the island of Honshu and indeed in all of Japan. ... Marker at site of Rashōmon The Rashōmon (羅生門 or 羅城門 Rajōmon;the castle gate) was formerly the grandest of the two city gates of the Japanese city of Kyoto during the Heian period. ... In Japanese legend, Ryūgū-jō (竜宮城) is the undersea palace of Ryujin, the dragon god of the sea. ... The Suzakumon Gate was the main gate of the imperial palace in the Japanese ancient capital of Fujiwarakyō, Nara, and later Kyoto. ... Yomi (黄泉), the Japanese word for underworld in which horrible creatures guard the exits, is similar to Hades or hell and is most commonly known for Izanamis retreat to that place after her death. ...

Sacred Objects Amenonuhoko, Kusanagi, Tonbogiri Three Sacred Treasures Amenonuhoko (Lit. ... Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (草薙の劍) is a legendary Japanese sword as important to Japans history as Excalibur is to Britains. ... The Tonbogiri is one of three legendary spears created by the famed swordsmith Masazane. ... A representation of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. ...

Writings Konjaju Monogatari, Kwaidan, Otogizoshi, Yotsuya Kaidan Writing may refer to two activities: the inscribing of characters on a medium, with the intention of forming words and other constructs that represent language or record information, and the creation of material to be conveyed through written language. ... Konjaku Monogatarishū (今昔物語集, kon present + jaku past + monogatari tale + shū collection) is a Japanese collection of over one thousand tales written during the late Heian Period (794-1192). ... This article is about the classical Japanese texts. ...

Shinto & Buddhism Bon Festival, Tanabata A torii at Itsukushima Shrine Shinto (Kanji: 神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found from Sarnath, near Varanasi. ... Illuminated by the Albuquerque Bridge, Japanese volunteers place candle lit lanterns into the Sasebo River during the Obon festival. ... People dressed in yukata at Tanabata Tanabata (七夕, meaning Seven Evenings) is a Japanese star festival, derived from Obon traditions and the Chinese star festival, Qi Xi. ...

Folklorists Glen Grant, Lafcadio Hearn, Shigeru Mizuki Folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore such as fairy tales and folk mythology in oral or non-literary traditions. ... Glen Grant, looking through the window of his store, the Haunt, in a 2001 photo. ... Lafcadio Hearn, aka Koizumi Yakumo. ... Shigeru Mizuki (水木しげる b. ...

Shinto Portal

This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism or Taoism and "integrated" into Japanese mythology and folklore. Image File history File links Portal. ... A torii at Itsukushima Shrine Shinto (Kanji: 神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found from Sarnath, near Varanasi. ... Taoism also written as Daoism is the English name for: (a) The philosophy and wisdom in the Dao De Jing and other teachings by Laozi老子 or the founding father of Daoism 道祖. (b) The Daoist practitioners in the past with special gifts and powers; (c) The ancestral and deity worship as... Japanese mythology is an extremely complex system of beliefs. ... Japanese mythology is an extremely complex religion and system of beliefs. ...

Shinto

The following is a list of some of the major and minor deities in Shinto. As it is often said that there are yaoyorozu-no-kami(八百万の神) or 8 million kami (a representation of an infinite number), it would be impossible to list them all. A torii at Itsukushima Shrine Shinto (Kanji: 神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ...

Major kami

Ama-no-Uzume (天宇受売命) Categories: Stub | Japanese goddesses ...

Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry, instrumental to the "missing sun legend" in Shinto. She is also known as The Great Persuader and The Heavenly Alarming Female.

Amaterasu-ō-mi-kami (天照大神 or 天照大御神) The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe. ...

Commonly called Amaterasu, she is the goddess of the sun as well as the purported ancestress of the Imperial Household of Japan. Her full name means "Great Goddess" or "Great Spirit Who Shines in the Heavens"; she may also be referred to as Ōhiru-menomuchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神). Due to her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not official) to be the "primary god" of Shinto.

Ame-no-Koyane (天児屋命 or 天児屋根命) The Trundholm sun chariot pulled by a horse is believed to be a sculpture illustrating an important part of Nordic Bronze Age mythology. ... The Imperial Household of Japan (also referred to as the Imperial Family or kōshitsu (皇室)) refers to those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties, as well as their minor children. ...

A male deity, he is considered the "First in Charge of Divine Affairs", as well as the aide to the first Emperor of Japan [1]. He is also considered to be the ancestor of the Fujiwara family.

Fujin (風神) His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor (天皇 tennō, literally heavenly sovereign) is a constitutionally-recognized symbol of the Japanese nation and the unity of its people. ... The Fujiwara clan (藤原) was a clan of regents who monopolized the title of Sekkan, Sessho and Kampaku. ... The Japanese wind god Fujin, 17th century. ...

Also known as Kaminokaze, he is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods, said to be present at the creation of the world. He is often depected as an oni with a bag slung over his back.

Hachiman (八幡神) Wind is the roughly horizontal movement of air (as opposed to an air current) caused by uneven heating of the Earths surface. ... Oni statue Oni (鬼) are fabulous creatures from Japanese folklore, similar to Western demons or ogres. ... Hachiman in the Guise of a Buddhist Monk, statue from Kamakura period, 1201 AD Hachiman (Japanese, 八幡神 -shin, also can be read as Yawata no kami) is the Shinto god of war, and divine protector of Japan and the Japanese people. ...

Also known as Hachiman-shin or Yawata no kami, he is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. Originally an agricultural deity, he later became the guardian of the Minamoto clan. His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove.

Inari (稲荷) The only atomic weapons ever used in war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945, effectively ending World War II. The bombs over Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki immediately killed over 120,000 people. ... Guardian may refer to: A legal guardian, a person responsible for a ward. ... Minamoto (源) was an honorary surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period to their sons and grandsons after accepting them as royal subjects. ... Subfamily Columbinae Otidiphabinae Gourinae Didunculinae Treroninae The doves are the 308 species of near passerine birds in the order Columbiformes. ... Inari (Japanese: 稲荷) is the Shinto god of fertility, rice, and foxes. ...

The god of of rice and fertility. His messengers and symbolic animal are foxes. He is is often identified with the Buddhist deity Dakiniten. Though traditionally represented as a male, there are records of Inari appearing as a female as well.

Izanagi (伊弊諾 or 伊邪那岐) Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans. ... Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. ... A Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) A fox is a member of any of 27 species of small omnivorous canids. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Izanagi is a deity in Japanese mythology and in Shintoism. ...

The forefather of the gods, he is the first male as well as the god of creation and life. He and his wife, Izanami, were responsible for the birth of the islands of Japan and many kami, though she died in childbirth. Later, after his failed attempt to retrieve her from the underworld, he sired Amaterasu, Susano and Tsukuyomi.

Izanami (伊弉冉 or 伊邪那美) Yomi (黄泉), the Japanese word for underworld in which horrible creatures guard the exits, is similar to Hades or hell and is most commonly known for Izanamis retreat to that place after her death. ... In Japanese mythology, Izanami (J:イザナミ meaning She who invites) is a goddess of both creation and death, as well as the former wife of the god Izanagi. ...

Izanagi's wife and sister, she is the first female as well as the goddess of creation and death. She died shortly after the birth of Kagutsuchi, and Izanami followed her to the underworld, but failed to bring her back to the living world. A marital spat between the pair caused the cycle of life and death for all living beings.

Ninigi-no-Mikoto (瓊瓊杵尊) In Japanese mythology, Ninigi no Mikoto (瓊瓊杵尊) was the grandson of Amaterasu, who sent him down to earth to plant rice there. ...

Commonly called Ninigi, he was the grandson of Amaterasu. His great-grandson was Kamuyamato Iwarebiko, later to be known as Emperor Jimmu, first emperor of Japan.

Otohime (音姫) Meiji era print of Emperor Jimmu The legendary tomb of Emperor Jimmu, Nara Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇 Jinmu Tennō; given name: Kamuyamato Iwarebiko, born according to legend on January 1, 711 BCE, and died, again according to legend, on March 11, 585 BCE), was the mythical founder of Japan and is the... Otohime, (Japanese for luminous jewel, also called Toyo-tama) was a goddess in Japanese mythology, and the daughter of Ryujin, the god of the sea. ...

Also known as Toyotamahime (豊玉姫) or Toyotamakami (豊玉上), she was the daughter of Ryūjin and the grandmother of Jimmu. It is said that after she gave birth to her son, she turned into a dragon and disappeared.

Raijin (雷神) Raijin surrounded by drums to make thunder. ...

Commonly called Raiden (雷電), he is the god of thunder and lightning, and is often paired with Fujin. As with the the latter, Raijin is usually depicted as an oni.

Ryūjin (龍神) Ryujin (Japanese for luminous being, also known as Rinjin) was the god of the sea in Japanese mythology. ...

Also known as Rinjin, he is a dragon, as well as god of the sea. He resides in Ryūgu-jō, his palace under the sea built out of red and white coral, from where he controlled the tides with magical tide jewels. His great-grandson would become Emperor Jimmu.

Susanoo-no-mikoto (須佐之男命) A Japanese dragon is a legendary creature with physical attributes and disposition similar to the Chinese and Korean dragons. ... In Japanese legend, Ryūgū-jō (竜宮城) is the undersea palace of Ryujin, the dragon god of the sea. ... Orders Scleractinia Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals. ... The tide is the regular rising and falling of the oceans surface caused by changes in gravitational forces external to the Earth. ... Susanoo, also Susano-o, Susa-no-o, and Susanowo, (Japanese: 須佐之男命, Susanoo-no-mikoto) in Shinto is the god of the sea and storms. ...

Alternately romanized as Susano-o, Susa-no-o, and Susanowo. He is is the god of storms as well as in some cases the god of the sea. He is also somewhat of a trickster god, as Japanese mythology extensively documents the "sibling rivalry" between he and Amaterasu. Susanoo also was responsible for the slaying of the monster Yamata-no-Orochi and the subsequent discovery of the sacred sword Kusanagi.

Tenjin (天神) In linguistics, romanization or latinization is a system for representing a word or language with the Roman (Latin) alphabet, where the original word or language used a different writing system. ... Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel) This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and derived henotheistic forms. ... Categories: Stub ... Sibling rivalry is a type of rivalry among siblings, blood-related or not. ... The 16th-century German illustrator has been influenced by the Beast of Revelation in his depiction of the Hydra. ... Yamata no Orochi (八岐大蛇; often called Orochi in English) is a monster in Japanese mythology. ... Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (草薙の劍) is a legendary Japanese sword as important to Japans history as Excalibur is to Britains. ... Tenjin (天神) is the Shinto kami of scholarship, the deified Sugawara no Michizane. ...

The god of scholarship, he is the deified Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), who was elevated to his position after dying in exile and subsequent disasters in Heiankyo were attributed to his angered spirit.

Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (月読の命 or 月夜見の尊) Sugawara no Michizane (菅原道真 845 - March 26, 903) was a scholar, poet, and politician in Heian Period of Japan. ... This page is about the city Kyoto. ... Tsukuyomi (月読の命 or 月夜見の尊, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto), also known as Tsukiyomi, is the god of the moon in Shintoism and Japanese mythology. ...

Also known as Tsukiyomi, Tsuki no kami, Tsukiyomino mikoto, and Tsukiyumi no mikoto, he is the god of the moon. He killed the goddess of food, Ukemochi, out of disgust and anger in the way she had prepared a meal. This caused Amaterasu to never face him again, causing the sun and moon to be in different parts of the sky.

In the study of mythology, a lunar deity is a god or goddess associated with or symbolizing the moon: see moon (mythology). ...

Minor kami

• Konohanasakuya-hime (木花之開耶姫), the wife of Ninigi and daughter of Ohoyamatsumi, and great-grandmother of Jimmu. She is also known as the goddess of Mount Fuji.
• Ohoyamatsumi (大山積命), an elder brother of Amaterasu, and an important god who rules mountain, sea, and war, as well as the father of Konohanasakuya-hime.
• Sarutahiko (サルタヒコ), a kami of the Earth that guided Ninigi to the Japanese islands

Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, IPA: ) is the highest mountain in Japan. ... The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe. ... Sarutahiko (Sarutahiko-no-Oh-Kami) Is A Kami (Diety) of Shinto, the indiginous religion of Japan. ...

Buddhism

Amida Nyorai (無量光佛 or 無量壽佛) The Big Buddha or Daibatsu in Kamakura, an image of Amitabha Amitābha or Amida (阿彌陀佛 Ch. ...

Commonly referred to as Amida-butsu (阿弥陀如来), he is the primary Buddha of the Pure Land school of Buddhism. He is also believed to be a Buddha who possesses infinite meritorious qualities; who expounds the dharma in his pure paradise and is likely the most well known and popular of the Five Wisdom Buddhas.

Daruma (ダルマ) The Buddha Amitabha, 13th century, Kamakura, Japan. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found from Sarnath, near Varanasi. ... Dharma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Five Wisdom Buddhas (Jp. ... Bodhidharma, woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, 1887. ...

He is traditionally held in Buddhist mythology to be the founder of Zen Buddhism, as well as the founder of Shaolin. One legend reports that after years of meditation, Bodhidharma lost the usage of his eyes and appendages. The Daruma doll was created in honor of this legend.

Categories: Buddhism | Mythology ... Bodhidharma, woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, 1887. ... Main gate of the Shaolin temple in Henan. ... Daruma doll Daruma dolls at Daruma-ji temple, Takasaki, Japan A daruma doll with one eye filled in for wishing. ...

The Seven Lucky Gods

Benzaiten (弁才天 or 弁財天) Benzaiten (弁才天, 弁財天) is the Japanese name of goddess Sarasvati (Saraswati). ...

Also known as Benten, she is the goddess of everything that flows: words (and knowledge, by extension), speech, eloquence, and music. Said to be the the third daughter of the dragon-king of Munetsuchi, over the course of years she has gone from being a protective deity of Japan to one who bestows good fortune upon the state and its people.

Bishamonten (毘沙門天) A word is a unit of language that carries meaning and consists of one or more morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together. ... Bishamonten (毘沙門天), also called Bishamon, is one of the Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune, according to Shinto beliefs. ...

Also called Bishamon or Tamonten, he is the god of fortunate warriors and guards, as well as the punisher of criminals. Said to live halfway down the side of Mount Sumeru, the small pagoda he carries symbolizes the divine treasure house that he both guards and gives away its contents.

Daikokuten (大黒天) A warrior is a person habitually engaged in war and/or skilled in the waging of war. ... for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... Mount Sumeru is the axial mountain on which both the religions of Hindu and Buddhism see as the center of the universe. ... A pagoda at Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, and other parts of Asia. ... In Japan, Daikokuten (大黒天) is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, according to Taoist beliefs. ...

Often shortened to simply Daikoku, he is variously considered to be the god of wealth (more specifically, the harvest), or of the household (particularly the kitchen). He is recognised by his wide face, smile, and flat black hat. He is often portrayed holding a golden mallet, seated on bales of rice, with mice nearby (which signify plentiful food).

Ebisu (恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷 or 戎) Wealth is an abundance of items of economic value, or the state of controlling or possessing such items, and encompasses money, real estate and personal property. ... Hay bales after harvest in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany In agriculture, harvesting is the process of gathering mature crops from the fields. ... The household is the basic unit of analysis in many microeconomic and government models. ... A rubber mallet, used in construction, woodworking, and auto-body work. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans. ... Definition of MICE IAPCO (the International Association of Professional Congress Organizers) publishes a book called Meetings Industry Terminology which functions as a dictionary for the meetings industry. ... Statue of Yebisu in Kesennuma, Japan Yebisu (恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎) is also called Ebisu, Hiruko (蛭子), and Kotoshiro-nushi-no-kami (事代主神). He is the Japanese god of fishermen, good luck, and workingmen. ...

The sole member of the gods believed to have originated in Japan, he was originally known as Hiruko (蛭子), the first child of Izanagi and Izanami. Said to born without bones, he eventually overcame his handicaps to become the mirthful and auspicious Ebisu (hence one of his titles, "The Laughing God"). He is often depicted holding a rod and a large red bream or sea bass. Jellyfish are also associated with this god and the fugu restaurants of Japan will often incorporate Yebisu in their motif.

Fukurokuju (福禄寿) Bream is a general term for a number of species of freshwater and marine fish, mainly, but not exhaustively, drawn from the genera Abramis, Acanthopagrus, Argyrops, Blicca, Brama, Etelis, Gymnocranius, Lethrinus, Nemipterus, Rhabdosargus and Scolopsis. ... Sea bass is a name shared by a large number of different species of fish, including: The Black sea bass (Centropristis striata, family Serranidae) is the common name of a species of fish whose range is eastern coast of the United States. ... Orders Stauromedusae Coronatae Semaeostomeae - Disc jellyfish Rhizostomae Jellyfish are marine invertebrates belonging to the Scyphozoa class, and in turn the phylum Cnidaria. ... Species (See list at end of article) Takifugu is a genus of pufferfish, often better known with the Japanese name Fugu (Japanese: 河豚 or é°’). There are 25 species belonging to the genus Takifugu, which can be found worldwide from about 45° latitude north to 45° latitude south, mostly in salt water... In Japan, Fukurokuju (福禄寿) (from Japanese fuku, “happiness”; roku, “wealth”; and ju, “longevity”) is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, according to Shinto beliefs. ...

Often confused wtih Jurōjin, he is the god of wisdom and longevity and said to be an incarnation of the Southern Polestar. He is accompanied by a crane and a turtle, which are considered to be symbols of longevity, and also sometimes accompanied by a black deer. The sacred book tied to his staff is said to contain the lifespan of every person on Earth.

Hotei (布袋) Wisdom is the ability to make correct judgments and decisions. ... Longevity is defined as long life or the length of a persons life (life expectancy). ... For other uses of the words Pole star and Polestar see Polestar (disambiguation). ... Genera Grus Anthropoides Balearica Bugeranus Cranes are large, long-legged with large talons and long-necked birds of the order Gargoyles, and family Gruesome killers. ... Families Testudines, Chelonia Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the crown group Chelonia), most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilagenous shell developed from their ribs. ... Subfamilies Capreolinae Cervinae Hydropotinae Muntiacinae A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ... Statue of Hotei from Mampuku-ji in Japan For the Japanese musician, see Tomoyasu Hotei. ...

Best known in the Western world as the Laughing Buddha, Hotei is likely the most popular of the gods. His image graces many temples, restaurants, and amulets. Originally based on a Chinese Chan monk, Hotei has become a deity of contentment and abundance.

Kichijōten (吉祥天) The Akshardham Hindu temple, Delhi, India The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... An amulet from the Black Pullet grimoire An amulet (from Latin amuletum, meaning A means of protection) or a talisman (from Arabic tilasm, ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek word talein wich means to initiate into the mysteries. ... Chán is a major school of Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism. ... Abundance is the state in which there is more than enough. ...

Also known as Kisshōten or Kudokuten, she is the "eighth" member of the Seven Gods of Fortune, a Taoist deity often combined with the traditional members. She is considered to be the goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty.

Jurōjin (寿老人) Taoism also written as Daoism is the English name for: (a) The philosophy and wisdom in the Dao De Jing and other teachings by Laozi老子 or the founding father of Daoism 道祖. (b) The Daoist practitioners in the past with special gifts and powers; (c) The ancestral and deity worship as... A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. ... Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases... Happiness is often used to describe emotional or affective state in which we feel good or pleasure. ... Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. ... Many see natural beauty in the folded petals of a rose. ... In Japan, Juroujin (寿老人) is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune or Shichi-fuku-jin, according to Taoist beliefs. ...

Also known as Gama, he represents longevity. He is often seen with a fan and a stave, and accompanied by a black deer.

Longevity is defined as long life or the length of a persons life (life expectancy). ... Non-electric fan Household Electric Fan A fan has two purposes – to move air for creature comfort or for ventilation and to move air or gas from one location to another for industrial purposes. ... In musical notation, the staff or stave is a set of five horizontal lines on which note symbols are placed to indicate pitch and time. ...

See also

• Shinto
• Seven Lucky Gods

A torii at Itsukushima Shrine Shinto (Kanji: 神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... The seven fortune gods (七福神, shichi fukujin) in Japan refer to the seven gods of good fortune in Japanese folklore: ; . They are often the subject of netsuke carvings and other representations. ...

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