Benzaiten
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Benzaiten, or simply Benten, is an East Asian Buddhist dharmapāla who originated from the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the patroness of speech, the arts, and learning.
Benzaiten with a lute (biwa) seated on a white dragon
Saraswati by Raja Ravi Varma
Benzaiten with eight arms holding a bow, an arrow, a sword, a spear, an axe, a single-pronged vajra, a wheel, and a noose
Eight-armed Benzaiten surrounded by the goddesses Kariteimo (Hariti) and Kenrōchijin (Prithvi) and two divine generals (c. 1212)
Saraswati
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Saraswati, also spelled as Sarasvati, is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of knowledge, education, learning, speech, arts, poetry, music, creativity, sciences, purifi
Benzaiten
…弁才天／弁財天; Japanese pronunciation: ), or simply Benten, is an East Asian Buddhist dharmapāla (wrathful goddess) who originated from the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the patroness of speech, the arts, and learning. Worship of Benzaiten arrived in Japan during the sixth to eighth centuries, mainly via Classical…
Painting of Sarasvati by Raja Ravi Varma
19th Century Mysore Painting of Saraswati.
Saraswati, 3rd century CE with veena, Manasa-Mandsaur area.
Saraswati with attendants, marble sculpture, c. 900 CE