Daikokuten

Also known as Daikoku-ten

is a syncretic Japanese deity of fortune, luck and wealth. Daikokuten originated from Mahākāla, the Buddhist conflated with the native Shinto god Ōkuninushi. He is a patron of farmers, cooks and jobs related to money such as bankers.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 233 inbound references to Daikokuten, and connects out to Hinduism in the Middle East, Amitābha Buddha and Mañjuśrī.

Vinony files it under Abundance gods, Agricultural gods and Buddhism and sexuality.

Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Deity.type: Buddhist
Deity.name: Daikokuten
Deity.deity_of: God of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war
Deity.member_of: the Seven Lucky Gods
Deity.image: Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Buddhist art in the United States National museum (1921) (20863366652).jpg
Deity.other_names: Makakara (摩訶迦羅)Makakaraten (摩訶迦羅天)Daikokutenjin (大黒天神)Daikokusonten (大黒尊天)Daikoku-san (大黒さん)Daikoku-sama (大黒様 / 大黒さま)
Deity.script_name: Japanese
Deity.script: 大黒天
Deity.affiliation: DevaMahākāla (prototype)Ōkuninushi (conflated with)
Deity.mantra: Oṃ Mahākālāya svāhā(On Makakyaraya sowaka)
Deity.symbols: sack, mallet, rice bales
Deity.animals: mouse or rat