Open Collections

UBC Community, Partners, and Alumni Publications

Benzaiten Shrine (Benzaitensha 辯財天社) on temple precincts Keller, Matthew P.

Description

[1] Small shrine for Benzaiten 辯財天 on the temple grounds of Miidera. The goddess is variously known for her patronage of music and war. She is often associated with serpents and rice. Sign next to the shrine states that it was built in 1683 (Tenwa 3 天和三年). [2] This sign reads, "The main deity, Benzaiten, as an eight-armed image holds an halberd, sword, axe, pestle, iron wheel, rope, bow, and arrow. She is a goddess who brings together the arts and knowledge, even of the speech of dragons. Also, people from long ago have worshiped her as a goddess who brings together riches without end, increases people's fortune and wisdom, and causes them to gain long life and treasures."

Item Metadata

Title
Benzaiten Shrine (Benzaitensha 辯財天社) on temple precincts
Creator
Keller, Matthew P.
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2017-06-02
Description
[1] Small shrine for Benzaiten 辯財天 on the temple grounds of Miidera. The goddess is variously known for her patronage of music and war. She is often associated with serpents and rice. Sign next to the shrine states that it was built in 1683 (Tenwa 3 天和三年). [2] This sign reads, "The main deity, Benzaiten, as an eight-armed image holds an halberd, sword, axe, pestle, iron wheel, rope, bow, and arrow. She is a goddess who brings together the arts and knowledge, even of the speech of dragons. Also, people from long ago have worshiped her as a goddess who brings together riches without end, increases people's fortune and wisdom, and causes them to gain long life and treasures."
Subject
Miidera; Benzaiten; Buddhism; Shinto
Geographic Location
Ōtsu-shi (Japan); 35.014; 135.854
Type
Still Image
Language
jpn
Notes
Author Affiliation: University of Southern California
Series
Cluster 2.2: "Secondary" Producers, "Primary" Roles
Date Available
2018-01-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0363118
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/64440
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository
DSpace

Item Media

Item Citations and Data

Rights

Attribution 4.0 International