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- The concept of the Seven Lucky Gods, or Shichifukujin, emerged during Japan's Muromachi Era (1336-1573).
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The Seven Gods of Fortune started being mentioned as a collective in the year 1420 in Fushimi, in order to imitate the processions of the daimyōs, the feudal lords of pre-modern Japan.
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- 🪕 Benzaiten (弁財天) The goddess of arts, eloquence and knowledge is one of the most popular and the only female deity in the group. Protector of Japanese Buddhism and purveyor of wealth, Benzaiten or Benten is also a very powerful warrior.
- ⚔️ Bishamonten (毘沙門天) God of war and good luck, Bishamonten originates from Hinduism and arrived in Japan via China. He is also known as Tamon-ten (多聞天) and is the most important of the Four Heavenly Kings, the Shi-Tenno guardians of the cardinal points in Buddhist temples.
- 🎣 Ebisu (恵比須) God of fishing, agriculture and trade, Ebisu is considered the only deity purely native of Japan among the 7 Shichifukujin, with Shinto origins.
- 🌾 Daikokuten (大黒天) God of wealth, agriculture, and food purveyor, Daikokuten guarantees abundance and prosperity to the people. He is often associated with Ebisu, as they have similar functions.
Nov 29, 2022 · The Seven Lucky Gods are a group of traveling deities who bring luck and good fortune to the people of Japan. They meet on the New Year and travel across the sky in a treasure-laden ship.
- The Seven Gods
- Takarabune
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Ebisu - is probably of Japanese origin, is a Shinto god, the patron of work, specifically tradesmen, farmers and fishermen, and is usually depicted wearing Japanese costume and headdress. He has a portly figure, large swollen earlobes, and he usually has a fishing rod in his right hand whilst in his left is a large, freshly caught fish - a tai(sea ...
The seven gods might be appealed to at any time but one particular moment when they are looked out for is on New Year's Eve, the next day being considered a particularly auspicious day in the calendar. Riding on their takarabuneor treasure ship they land in ports and bestow gifts on those lucky enough to come across them. These gifts traditionally ...
Although the gods go back much earlier in time, in Japanese tradition the first representation of the gods as a group of seven is in the 16th century CE in a painting by a member of the Kano family commissioned by Tokugawa Ieyasu(1542-1616 CE). The gods are a particularly popular subject of Netsuke, the Japanese miniature sculptures carved most oft...
- Mark Cartwright
Shichi-fuku-jin, (Japanese: “Seven Gods of Luck”), group of seven popular Japanese deities, all of whom are associated with good fortune and happiness. The seven are drawn from various sources but have been grouped together from at least the 16th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A group of Shintoist divinities appears to have been recognised before the introduction of this semi-Buddhistic septet of worthies which totally eclipsed it and took, from the end of the seventeenth century onward, a prominent place in popular worship as well as in art.
May 30, 2023 · The fisherman god Ebisu, music goddess Benzaiten, and warrior god Bishamonten are among Japan’s Seven Gods of Fortune, which personify good luck. The deities have diverse origins in Shintō,...
