4.Aika— meaning: love song. 5.Aiko— meaning: love child. 6.Aimi— meaning: beautiful love. 7.Aina— meaning: view. 8.Ainu— meaning: goddess of fertility. 9.Airi— meaning: love, affection, white jasmine. 10.Aiya— meaning: beautiful silk. ...
Love, sea, music and literature are among her specialties. Benzaiten Facts and Figures Name: Benzaiten Pronunciation: Coming soon Alternative names: Bensaiten, Benten-Sama Gender: Female Type: Goddess Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present Role: In charge of: Good Luck Area of expertise...
Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, is one of the most beloved and widely venerated deities in Japanese Buddhism. She is the Japanese manifestation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, known for her boundless compassion and her unwavering commitment to relievin
as to where Himiko’s kingdom of Yamatai was situated, but, according to tradition, Himiko enshrined the Sacred Mirror, one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan (Sanshu no Jingi), atIse Shrinein central Honshu. The shrine, which is dedicated to thesun goddessAmaterasu, remains one of ...
Benzaiten is the sole female among the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan. Since she is a river goddess, her temples and shrines are almost invariably in the neighborhood of water -- the sea, a river, or a lake. As a water goddess, she became the patroness of everything that "flows" -- e...
Japanese Yokai can be cute. On the flipside, they can be utterly evil and scary too! Here are 15 deadly Yokai you’d never want to meet, within or outside of Japan.
This girl’s name of Japanese origin means “a thousand flowers.” You can’t get any prettier than that for your beautiful child. 36. Izanami Origin: Japanese This is a name that you can find in Japanese mythology. Izanami was both the goddess of creation and death. Its meaning in Japa...
As you may have gathered I am totally in love with the work of Ethel Spowers. Thank you, thank you to the artist for making them, and thank you to the energy of the cosmos for allowing me to see them in person! Dr Marcus Bunyan ...
Last Female Emperor of Nara Japan Monee, IL: Ross Bender, 2021Bender, Ross Nara Japan, 749-757: A Translation From Shoku Nihongi n.p.: Ross Bender, n.d.Bender, Ross Nara Japan, 758-763: A Translation From Shoku Nihongi n.p.: Ross Bender, n.d.Bendazzi...
These describe the creation of the world and the Japanese islands by Izanagi and Izanami, a pair of male and female deities (gods). The primary deity is the Sun goddess, Amaterasu. On sending her descendant to rule Japan, she gave him three sacred treasures: a bronze mirror, a sword, ...