Benten; goddess of arts and wisdom
Refers to Benzaiten (弁才天/弁財天), the Japanese Buddhist goddess of music, arts, wisdom, and water. Often associated with Shinto as well. 弁天 is a common abbreviation.
Benten-sama of Enoshima is famous as a deity of the arts.
At the Benten festival, musical offerings are performed.
Full formal name of the goddess; 弁天 is the common abbreviated form.
Alternate full name, emphasizing the wealth aspect (財). 弁天 is the common abbreviation.
Standard modern spelling. The kanji 弁 is a simplified form of 辨/辯.
Out-dated kanji form; rarely used today.
Out-dated kanji form; rarely used today.
Abbreviation of 弁才天 (Benzaiten), the Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati, adopted into Buddhism as a goddess of music, arts, and wisdom. The kanji 弁 is a simplified form of 辨/辯.