Kisshōten

Kisshōten
Equivalents
Hinduism equivalentLakshmi

Kisshōten (吉祥天) is the Japanese name of the goddess Lakshmi.[1][2] She is sometimes one of the Seven Lucky Gods.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Charles Russell Coulter; Patricia Turner (2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. pp. 102, 285, 439. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3. p. 102: "Kishijoten, a goddess of luck who corresponds to Lakshmi, the Indian goddess of fortune..."
  2. 1 2 "British Museum - Wooden figure of Kichijōten". www.britishmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2025-09-25.

Japanese Mythology & Folklore

Mythic Texts and Folktales:
Kojiki | Nihon Shoki | Otogizōshi | Yotsuya Kaidan
Urashima Tarō | Kintarō | Momotarō | Tamamo-no-Mae
Divinities:
Izanami | Izanagi | Amaterasu
Susanoo | Ama-no-Uzume | Inari
List of divinities | Kami | Seven Lucky Gods
Legendary Creatures:
Oni | Kappa | Tengu | Tanuki | Fox | Yōkai | Dragon
Mythical and Sacred Places:
Mt. Hiei | Mt. Fuji | Izumo | Ryūgū-jō | Takamagahara | Yomi

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