also: しょうでん
noun
Nandikesvara; Ganesh (Buddhist form)
Buddhist term for the deity Ganesh, also known as 歓喜天 (Kangiten). Used in esoteric Buddhist contexts.
See also: 歓喜天
聖天は、仏教に取り入れられたガネーシャの姿である。
Shōten is a form of Ganesha incorporated into Buddhism.
この寺では聖天を本尊として祀っている。
This temple enshrines Shōten as its principal deity.
Another name for the same deity, more explicitly emphasizing the 'joyful' aspect. 聖天 is a more formal or Sino-Japanese reading.
From Chinese 聖天 (shèngtiān), literally 'sacred deva', used in Buddhist texts to refer to the deity Ganesh.