Kisshōten

Kisshōten (吉祥天), also known as Kichijōten, Kudokuten (功徳天), Laksmi, Mahasri or Sri-mahadevi is a Japanese female divinity. Adapted from the Hindu goddess Lakshmi and the god Krishna she is sometimes named as one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, replacing Jurōjin.^[1] She is considered to be the goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 "Wooden figure of Kichijōten". The British Museum. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
↑ "Kisshōten (Kichijōten)". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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