Benzaiten

Japanese · deity · mythic · deity

Goddess of music, eloquence, and arts; only female of the Seven Lucky Gods.

Domains

music
eloquence
water and springs
wealth and fortune

Powers

Inspire music, words, and knowledge

Epithets

弁才天
弁財天

Relations

syncretism: Sarasvati

Sources

Konkōmyō-kyō (Golden Light Sutra), Japanese transmission 8th c.
Shichifukujin tradition

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