Kisshōten

Borrowed from Japanese 吉祥天 (Kisshōten).

Kisshōten

1. (mythology, Shinto) The Hindu goddess, Lakshmi; goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.

• Benzaiten, (弁才天), the goddess of knowledge, sciences, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry, and rivers.
• Hotei, (布袋), the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
• Jurōjin, (寿老人), god of longevity.
• Fukurokuju, (福禄寿), god of happiness, wealth and longevity.
• Bishamonten, (毘沙門天), god of warriors.
• Daikokuten (大黒天, Daikoku), god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.
• Ebisu, (恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷 or 戎), god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.

Kisshōten

1. Rōmaji transcription of きっしょうてん