In mythology, in which country is Benzaiten the Goddess of Love and Luck?
Benzaiten Benzaiten Benzaiten (弁才天, 弁財天) (Benten for short) is a Japanese Buddhist goddess, who originated from the Hindu goddess Saraswati. Worship of Benzaiten arrived in Japan during the 6th through 8th centuries, mainly via the Chinese translations of the "Sutra of Golden Light", which has a section devoted to her. She is also mentioned in the Lotus Sutra and often depicted holding a "biwa", a traditional Japanese lute, just as Saraswati holds a veena. Benzaiten is a syncretic entity with both a Buddhist and a Shinto side. Benzaiten was worshipped as the personification of wisdom in the Tokugawa period. Referred to
Benzaiten of wonderful sounds." Benzaiten is a female "kami" to Shinto with the name . Also, she is believed by Tendai Buddhism to be the essence of "kami" Ugajin, whose effigy she sometimes carries on her head together with a "torii" (see photo above). As a consequence, she is sometimes also known as Benzaiten or Uga Benten. Shrine pavilions called either Benten-dō or , or even entire Shinto shrines can be dedicated to her, as in the case of Kamakura's Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine or Nagoya's Kawahara Shrine. Benzaiten Benzaiten (弁才天, 弁財天) (Benten for short) is a Japanese Buddhist goddess, who