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Rudolf Ammann from Tsu-shi, Japan  · CC BY 2.0  · a work of art, not a likeness

Deity Seven Lucky Gods

Daikokuten

大黑天 zh 大黒天 ja 대흑천 ko

Japanese deity of wealth, commerce and trade; an adaptation of the Hindu/Buddhist deity Mahākāla

  • Also called Daikoku-ten

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Japanese deity of wealth, commerce and trade; an adaptation of the Hindu/Buddhist deity MahākālaWikidata record description. Read Daikokuten in the Wikipedia reader.

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Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞; b. 1786, d. 1865) · Public domain

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