Daikokuten is a syncretic Japanese deity of fortune and wealth. Daikokuten originated from Mahākāla, the buddhist version of the Hindu deity Shiva, conflated with the native Shinto god Ōkuninushi.
Daikokuten
11th–12th century stone stele of Mahākāla from Bihar (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Mahākāla (center) flanked by the bodhisattvas Samantabhadra (left) and Mañjuśrī (right). Baocheng Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Ming dynasty statue of Dàhēitiān. Sichuan, China. 14th century (with pedestal from the 16th century)
Mahākāla is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism.
Mahākāla and companions
Indian Buddhist Mahakala, 11th–12th century, Bihar
A basalt statue of Mahākāla from Odisha, dated to the Pala period (eastern Bengal, 1100–1200 CE). Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Black-Cloaked Mahākāla