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There are 23 total results for your god of wealth search.

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夜叉

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yè chā
    ye4 cha1
yeh ch`a
    yeh cha
 yasha
    やしゃ
yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword); (fig.) ferocious-looking person
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors) (san: yaksa); (given name) Yasha
乞叉; 藥叉; 閱叉 yakṣa, (1) demons in the earth, or in the air, or in the lower heavens; they are malignant, and violent, and devourers (of human flesh). (2) The 八大將, the eight attendants of Kuvera, or Vaiśravaṇa, the god of wealth; those on earth bestow wealth, those in the empyrean houses and carriages, those in the lower heavens guard the moat and gates of the heavenly city. There is another set of sixteen. The names of all are given in 陀羅尼集經 3. See also 羅 for rakṣa and 吉 for kṛtya. yakṣa-kṛtya are credited with the powers of both yakṣa and kṛtya.

大黒

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 daikoku
    だいこく
(1) (abbreviation) (See 大黒天) god of wealth; (2) (archaism) monk's wife; (place-name, surname) Daikoku

比干

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bǐ gān
    bi3 gan1
pi kan
Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth)

財神


财神

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cái shén
    cai2 shen2
ts`ai shen
    tsai shen
 Zaijin
god of wealth
Kuvera, v. 倶 Vaiśravaṇa, v. 毘the god of wealth.

倶毘羅


倶毘罗

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jù pí luó
    ju4 pi2 luo2
chü p`i lo
    chü pi lo
 kubira
(1) kumbhīra, crocodile; also鳩鞞羅; 倶尾羅. (2) Kuvera, Kubera, the guardian king of the north, v. 毘沙門 Vaiśravaṇa, the god of wealth.

四天王

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sì tiān wáng
    si4 tian1 wang2
ssu t`ien wang
    ssu tien wang
 shitennou / shitenno
    してんのう
(1) {Buddh} the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); (2) the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
(四大天王) catur-mahārājas, or Lokapālas; the four deva-kings. Indra's external 'generals 'who dwell each on a side of Mount Meru, and who ward off from the world the attacks of malicious spirits, or asuras, hence their name 護世四天王 the four deva-kings, guardians of the world. Their abode is the 四天王天 catur-maharāja-kāyikas; and their titles are: East 持國天 Deva who keeps (his) kingdom; colour white; name Dhṛtarsaṣtra. South 增長天 Deva of increase and growth; blue; name Virūḍhaka. West 廣目天 The broad-eyed (also ugly-eyed) deva (perhaps a form of Siva); red; name Virūpākṣa. North 多聞天 The deva who hears much and is well-versed; yellow; name Vaiśravaṇa, or Dhanada; he is a form of Kuvera, the god of wealth. These are the four giant temple guardians introduced as such to China by Amogha; cf. 四天王經.

大黑天

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dà hēi tiān
    da4 hei1 tian1
ta hei t`ien
    ta hei tien
 Daikoku ten
Mahākāla 摩訶迦 (or 謌) 羅 the great black deva 大黑神. Two interpretations are given. The esoteric cult describes the deva as the masculine form of Kālī, i.e. Durgā, the wife of Śiva; with one face and eight arms, or three faces and six arms, a necklace of skulls, etc. He is worshipped as giving warlike power, and fierceness; said also to be an incarnation of Vairocana for the purpose of destroying the demons; and is described as 大時 the "great time" (-keeper) which seems to indicate Vairocana, the sun. The exoteric cult interprets him as a beneficent deva, a Pluto, or god of wealth. Consequently he is represented in two forms, by the one school as a fierce deva, by the other as a kindly happy deva. He is shown as one of the eight fierce guardians with trident, generally blue-black but sometimes white; he may have two elephants underfoot. Six arms and hands hold jewel, skull cup, chopper, drum, trident, elephant-goad. He is the tutelary god of Mongolian Buddhism. Six forms of Mahākāla are noted: (1) 比丘大黑 A black-faced disciple of the Buddha, said to be the Buddha as Mahādeva in a previous incarnation, now guardian of the refectory. (2) 摩訶迦羅大黑女 Kālī, the wife of Śiva. (3) 王子迦羅大黑 The son of Śiva. (4) 眞陀大黑 Cintāmaṇi, with the talismanic pearl, symbol of bestowing fortune. (5) 夜叉大黑 Subduer of demons. (6) 摩迦羅大黑 Mahākāla, who carries a bag on his back and holds a hammer in his right hand. J., Daikoku; M., Yeke-gara; T., Nag-po c'en-po.

大黒天

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 daikokuten
    だいこくてん
(1) {Buddh} Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); (2) Daikokuten (god of wealth); (place-name) Daikokuten

大黒鼠

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 daikokunezumi; daikokunezumi
    だいこくねずみ; ダイコクネズミ
(1) white rat; (2) white rat that serves Daikoku (god of wealth)

宇賀神

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 ugajin; ukajin
    うがじん; うかじん
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox); (surname) Ugami

毘沙門


毘沙门

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pí shā mén
    pi2 sha1 men2
p`i sha men
    pi sha men
 bishamon
    びしゃもん
(place-name) Bishamon
(毘沙門天王) Vaiśravaṇa. Cf. 財 and 倶. One of the four mahārājas, guardian of the North, king of the yakṣas. Has the title 多聞; 普聞; universal or much hearing or learning, said to be so called because he heard the Buddha's preaching; but Vaiśravaṇa was son of Viśravas, which is from viśru, to be heard of far and wide, celebrated, and should be understood in this sense. Vaiśravaṇa is Kuvera, or Kubera, the Indian Pluto; originally a chief of evil spirits, afterwards the god of riches, and ruler of the northern quarter. Xuanzong built a temple to him in A. D. 753, since which he has been the god of wealth in China, and guardian at the entrance of Buddhist temples. In his right hand he often holds a banner or a lance, in his left a pearl or shrine, or a mongoose out of whose mouth jewels are pouring; under his feet are two demons. Colour, yellow.

福の神

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 fukunokami
    ふくのかみ
god of fortune; god of wealth

財神爺


财神爷

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cái shén yé
    cai2 shen2 ye2
ts`ai shen yeh
    tsai shen yeh
god of wealth; very wealthy man

趙公明


赵公明

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zhào gōng míng
    zhao4 gong1 ming2
chao kung ming
Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

趙玄壇


赵玄坛

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zhào xuán tán
    zhao4 xuan2 tan2
chao hsüan t`an
    chao hsüan tan
Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

宇賀の神

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 ukanokami
    うかのかみ
(rare) (See 宇賀神) god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)

趙公元帥


赵公元帅

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zhào gōng yuán shuài
    zhao4 gong1 yuan2 shuai4
chao kung yüan shuai
Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

お稲荷さん

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 oinarisan
    おいなりさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); (2) (honorific or respectful language) Inari shrine; (3) (polite language) Inari-zushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); (4) (joc) (slang) scrotum; testicle sack

御稲荷さん

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 oinarisan
    おいなりさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); (2) (honorific or respectful language) Inari shrine; (3) (polite language) Inari-zushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); (4) (joc) (slang) scrotum; testicle sack

ダイコクネズミ

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 daikokunezumi
    ダイコクネズミ
(1) white rat; (2) white rat that serves Daikoku (god of wealth)

Variations:
お稲荷さん
御稲荷さん

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 oinarisan
    おいなりさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 稲荷・1) Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 稲荷・2) Inari shrine; (3) (polite language) (See 稲荷鮨) inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); (4) (joc) (slang) scrotum; testicle sack

寶藏神大明曼拏羅儀軌經


宝藏神大明曼拏罗仪轨经

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bǎo zàng shén dà míng màn ná luó yí guǐ jīng
    bao3 zang4 shen2 da4 ming2 man4 na2 luo2 yi2 gui3 jing1
pao tsang shen ta ming man na lo i kuei ching
 Hōzōshin daimyō mandara gikikyō
Ritual Procedure of the Great Illuminating Maṇḍala of the Wealth God

Variations:
お稲荷さん
御稲荷さん(sK)

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 oinarisan
    おいなりさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Shinto} (See 稲荷・1) Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 稲荷・2) Inari shrine; (3) (polite language) (See 稲荷鮨) inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); (4) (joc) (slang) scrotum; testicle sack

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