![]() ![]() ![]() Around the 15th century, he was enlisted as one of Japan's Seven Lucky Gods owing to his association with treasure and wealth. He is also a god of defense against foreign invaders, a deity of healing with the power to save emperors from life-threatening illness and to expel demons of plague (details below), to keep personal enemies at bay, and to reward followers with riches, good fortune, and even children. The reason why i say kinda is because wikipedia says Bishamon is the god of war or warriors, however another site says he is a god of warriors but not of warīishamon is the god of warriors (but not of war) and prayed to for victory prior to battle. In Japanese folklore, he is one of the Seven Lucky Gods. Bishamon is portrayed holding a spear in one hand and a small pagoda in the other hand, the latter symbolizing the divine treasure house, whose contents he both guards and gives away. In Japan, Bishamonten (毘沙門天), or just Bishamon (毘沙門) is thought of as an armor-clad god of war or warriors and a punisher of evildoers. Gods having more than one title is nothing new.īishamon is the Japanese name for Vaiśravaṇa, a Buddhist deity.įollowing the link for Vaiśravaṇa and looking at the In Japan section it says Even if their Buddhist counterparts in real life wield only one power or even none, the concept of the I do not know much about Buddhism, however since the Gods of Fortune are based on real-life counterparts, of which you can read in detail here, it is not at all far-fetched for the Gods to wield more than one power or for more than two, or even ten Gods to share the same title. These are just two among many Gods and Goddesses who are believed to have more than one power for themselves. Parvati (IAST: Pārvatī) is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love and devotion as well as of divine strength and power. Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती, Sarasvatī) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and learning. This trait can be seen in real-life Gods and Goddesses as well. Similarly, there is no reason why a God cannot be given two or more titles. In the past, he used to be merciless and cruel, using his powers to kill other Gods in the battle, giving him the title of "God of Calamity". The other titles were given to him based on how he used them. For example, Yato is technically only a God of War. They are given the title based on their powers and how they use it. Secondly, a God doesn't have any "occupation". She was never allowed to own her own Shinki, possibly since it would augment her powers of disaster and create further destruction and chaos. Like for Kofuku, it's almost impossible (if not completely impossible) for her to become a "God of Fortune", given that she is the Goddess of Poverty.Īs the Goddess of Poverty, Kofuku has always been hated and scorned. They are some of the most widely worshipped, prayed to and wished upon Japanese gods in modern times, with figurines or masks of them being especially commonplace in small businesses. The Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神 Shichi Fukujin), commonly referred to in English as the Seven Lucky Gods, are the seven gods of good fortune in Japanese mythology and folklore. Neither is one "born" a God of Fortune, or if one is, he/she may be stripped of the title should they bring dishonor to their kind (Similarly, other Gods can also be given the title of the God of Fortune. Sourceįirstly, a God of Fortune is the title given to a God who brings good luck or uses his/her special abilities/powers to guard or enhance one's everyday life, and is, for the most part, not directly related to their powers (so as to say, they do not cast a spell which causes good fortune to come to someone). He has also decided to become a God of Fortune now.In Chapter 40, Fujisaki Kouto revealed that Yato is a " God of Depravity," meaning that Yato only knows how to steal and not to give, and that those people around him will suffer terribly.Yato is not only given the title of the God of War and the God of Calamity, but is also a self-proclaimed Delivery God. Bishamon is both, the God of War and the God of Fortune. ![]()
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