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.
The group of Four Heavenly Kings to which Tamon-ten belongs.
Another name for the same deity, more common in folk belief and as one of the Seven Lucky Gods.
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'.