Vaisravana; Tamon-ten
One of the Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) in Buddhism, guardian of the north, associated with wealth and listening to the teachings.
Tamon-ten is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and guards the north.
Statues of Tamon-ten are enshrined on both sides of the temple gate.
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist deity.
Irregular kanji variant; 門 is used instead of 聞.
From Sanskrit Vaiśravaṇa, via Chinese 多聞天 (Duōwéntiān), literally 'much-hearing deva'.