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What God Is Enshrined at Daikoku Shrine? — Daikokuten, Okuninushi, and the God of Wealth
Daikoku shrines enshrine Daikokuten — a syncretic deity combining the Hindu/Buddhist Mahakala with Japanese Okuninushi. Depicted with a mallet of fortune and sack of treasure, he bestows wealth, matchmaking, and agricultural abundance.
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What God Is Enshrined Here?
Daikoku shrines enshrine Daikokuten — a syncretic deity combining the Hindu/Buddhist Mahakala with Japanese Okuninushi. Depicted with a mallet of fortune and sack of treasure, he bestows wealth, matchmaking, and agricultural abundance.
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Toku editorial team — shrines and temples. Former designer who reads temple architecture and gardens through an aesthetic lens, quietly tracing the lineages of sects and doctrines.
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