There are 7 total results for your Benzaiten search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
弁財天 see styles |
benzaiten べんざいてん |
More info & calligraphy: Benzaiten |
妙音天 see styles |
miào yīn tiān miao4 yin1 tian1 miao yin t`ien miao yin tien Myōon Ten |
(妙音樂天) Sarasvatī, the wife or female energy of Brahmā. Also called 辨才天 (辨才天女) Jap. Benzaiten, or Benten; goddess of eloquence, learning, and music, bestower of the Sanskrit language and letters, and the bestower of 財 riches; also the river goddess. Sometimes considered as masculine. Honoured among the seven gods of luck, and often represented as mounted on a dragon or a serpent. |
弁才天 see styles |
benzaiten べんざいてん |
(Buddhist term) Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water; (place-name) Benzaiten |
辨財天 see styles |
benzaiten べんざいてん |
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water |
辯才天 辩才天 see styles |
biàn cái tiān bian4 cai2 tian1 pien ts`ai t`ien pien tsai tien Benzai ten べんざいてん |
Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma) (out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water Sarasvatī, goddess of speech and learning, v. 大辯才天. |
弁財天山 see styles |
benzaitenyama べんざいてんやま |
(personal name) Benzaiten'yama |
Variations: |
benzaiten; bezaiten(弁財天, 弁才天) べんざいてん; べざいてん(弁財天, 弁才天) |
{Buddh} Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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