Bishamonten
English
Etymology
From
Japanese
毘沙門天
(
Bishamonten
)
.
Proper noun
Bishamonten
(
mythology
,
Buddhism
,
Shinto
)
The
Japanese
name
for the
Buddhist
god
Vaiśravaṇa
, guardian of the North and a patron god of warriors in Japan. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the
seven gods of good fortune
.
Japanese
Romanization
Bishamonten
Rōmaji
transcription of
びしゃもんてん
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