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Daikokuten

Daikokuten (大黒天; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Japanese pronunciation: [dai.ko.kɯ̥ꜜ.teɴ, dai.koꜜ.kɯ̥.teɴ]) is a syncretic Japanese deity of fortune, luck and wealth. Daikokuten originated…

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Affiliation
Deva Mahākāla (prototype) Ōkuninushi (conflated with)
Animals
mouse or rat
Japanese
大黒天
Mantra
Oṃ Mahākālāya svāhā (On Makakyaraya sowaka)
Other names
Makakara (摩訶迦羅) Makakaraten (摩訶迦羅天) Daikokutenjin (大黒天神) Daikokusonten (大黒尊天) Daikoku-san (大黒さん) Daikoku-sama (大黒様 / 大黒さま)
Symbols
sack, mallet, rice bales

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Daikokuten

Nodes238
Edges237
Triples130
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008403
Components1

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Daikokuten

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related to External links · 44
Daikokuten → Aichi Prefecture, Ama, Art, Chiba Prefecture, Daikoku-ji, Daikokuten-Ōkuninushi, Daitoku-in, Dazaifu, Description, Echi District, Enryaku-ji, Entoku-in, Fukuoka Prefecture Archived, Habikino, Japanese, Kagoshima City Museum, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanzeon-ji, Kawasaki, Kongōrin-ji
related to Mahākāla in East Asian Buddhism · 31
Daikokuten → Baxter, Buddhism, Buddhist, China, Chinese, Chinese Buddhist, Dali, Due, Great Black, Great Black Deva, Great Death, Great Time, He, Hindu, Mahākāla, Makakara, Makakyara, MC, Middle Chinese, Mongol-led Yuan
related to Worship · 13
Daikokuten → Buddhist, Buddhist Mahākāla, Due, He, Images, Japan, Japanese, Mahākāla-Daikokuten, Rat, Shinto, Special, The, Yang Wood Rat
related to Transformation in Japan · 12
Daikokuten → Enryaku-ji, Japan, Kyoto, Legend, Mahākāla, Mahākāla-Daikokuten, Mount Hiei, Saichō, Shingon, Tendai, Upon, Whereas
related to In popular culture · 8
Daikokuten → Buddhist, Daikoku, Daikoku-mai, Daikokuten's, Japanese, One, The, This
related to Bījā and mantra · 6
Daikokuten → Buddhism, Japanese, Mahākāla's, Mahākāla-Daikokuten, Siddhaṃ, The
related to Temples · 5
Daikokuten → Buddhist, Enryaku-ji, Shiga Prefecture, Tendai, The
Affiliation · 1
Daikokuten → Deva Mahākāla (prototype) Ōkuninushi (conflated with)
Animals · 1
Daikokuten → mouse or rat
Japanese · 1
Daikokuten → 大黒天

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mahākāla also deity god japanese buddhist japan one ōkuninushi mallet found holding buddhism images two rice great known daikokuten's gods

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DaikokutenAffiliationDeva Mahākāla (prototype) Ōkuninushi (conflated with)1.00infobox
DaikokutenAnimalsmouse or rat1.00infobox
DaikokutenJapanese大黒天1.00infobox
DaikokutenMantraOṃ Mahākālāya svāhā (On Makakyaraya sowaka)1.00infobox
DaikokutenOther namesMakakara (摩訶迦羅) Makakaraten (摩訶迦羅天) Daikokutenjin (大黒天神) Daikokusonten (大黒尊天) Daikoku-san (大黒さん) Daikoku-sama (大黒様 / 大黒さま)1.00infobox
DaikokutenSymbolssack, mallet, rice bales1.00infobox
Daikokutenis akey member0.90text
bankersinstance ofcooks and jobs related to money0.80text
the golden mallet called uchide no kozuchiinstance ofDaikokuten began to acquire other attributes0.80text
Ugajininstance ofthe former was seen as transmuting ignorance into awakening.Daikokuten was also linked or identified with other deities0.80text
Benzaiteninstance ofthe former was seen as transmuting ignorance into awakening.Daikokuten was also linked or identified with other deities0.80text
Daikokutenrelated to Bījā and mantraThe0.60section

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