毘沙門

Proper noun

 * 1)  Bishamonten, Japanese name for the Hindu god Vaiśravaṇa

Usage notes
Bishamonten is the god of warfare and warriors, and punisher of evildoers. One of the seven gods of luck.

Related terms

 * (Fukurokuju): god of happiness, wealth and longevity.
 * / (Daikoku / Daikokuten): the god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.
 * (Jurōjin): the god of longevity.
 * / /  /  (Ebisu): god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.
 * (Hotei): the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
 * / (, Benzaiten): The Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati. The goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.
 * (Kitsushōten): the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.