Identified with Laksmi, name of the goddess of fortune and beauty frequently in the later mythology identified with Śrī and regarded as the wife of Visnu or Narayana, she sprang from the ocean with a lotus in her hand, whence she is also called Padmā, and is connected in other ways ...
Jp. = Tenbu天部,Sanskrit = Deva Group. Like most deities in Japan’s Buddhist pantheon, the Tenbu originated fromHindumythology.But once these Hindu gods were incorporated into Buddhism, they became protectors of Buddhist Law (Dharmain Sanskrit) and givenbothandattributes. In most Japanese traditio...