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Yamantaka is the "destroyer of death" deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, above riding a water buffalo. Carved cliff relief of Yamāntaka, one out of a set depicting the Ten Wisdom Kings, at the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, China. 7th century.
Izanami and Izanagi are held to be the creators of the Japanese archipelago and the progenitors of many deities, which include the sun goddess Amaterasu, the moon deity Tsukuyomi and the storm god Susanoo. In mythology, she is the direct ancestor of the Japanese imperial family.
Benzaiten: A fellow Japanese Patron-Kami of Intelligentsia (the Japanese name for the Hindu goddess, Saraswati). Enheduanna: A Sumerian high-priestess, who was deified after her death. Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony; Hitogami; Imhotep: An ancient Egyptian polymath who was deified. Kui Xing: Chinese god of examinations.
Kōjin (三宝荒神), is the god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen. Konjin (金神) Kotoshironushi (事代主神) Kuebiko (久延毘古), the god of knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow who cannot walk but has comprehensive awareness. Kukunochi, believed to be the ancestor of trees. [22]
Daikokuten was also linked or identified with other deities such as Ugajin, Benzaiten (the Buddhist version of Sarasvatī), Vaiśravana-Bishamonten, the earth god Kenrō Jijin (derived from the Indian earth goddess Pṛthivī, though the deity is also portrayed in Japan as male [29]), or the wisdom king Acala (Fudō Myōō in Japanese). [28]
The name ma (魔 – devil) suggests that they are meant to threaten human existence or defy the gods, while -zoku (族 – tribe, clan, family) indicates that they are a family. [ 3 ] Maō ( 魔王 ) is a term derived from mazoku, suggesting a king ( 王 Ō – king, ruler) that rules the mazoku.
The name of the deity or past ancestor is usually inscribed onto the tablet. With origins in traditional Chinese culture, the spirit tablet is a common sight in many East Asian countries where any form of ancestor veneration is practiced. Ikan – A set of official robes worn by aristocrats and court officials of the Heian-era court.
A collective name for three gods of the sea and sailing, born together with Watatsumi when Izanagi purified himself after returning from Yomi. Sunakake-baba An old woman who throws sand in people's faces. Sunekosuri A doglike yōkai from Okayama Prefecture that rubs against people's legs at night or when it is raining and gets in people's way ...