Benzaiten

Summary

Benzaiten is a water deity^[1]. She draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #40 of 165).^[2]

Key Facts

• Benzaiten's image is recorded as Goddess Saravati (Japan).jpg^[3].
• Benzaiten is recorded as female^[4].
• Benzaiten's instance of is recorded as water deity^[5].
• Benzaiten's instance of is recorded as Deva^[6].
• Benzaiten's seal image is recorded as BonjiSu.png^[7].
• Benzaiten's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 20489602^[8].
• Benzaiten's GND ID is recorded as 119388995^[9].
• Benzaiten's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00576439^[10].
• Benzaiten's part of is recorded as Seven Lucky Gods^[11].
• Benzaiten's Commons category is recorded as Benzaiten^[12].
• Benzaiten's said to be the same as is recorded as Ichikishimahime^[13].
• Benzaiten's said to be the same as is recorded as Saraswati^[14].
• Benzaiten's said to be the same as is recorded as Jūzenji^[15].
• Benzaiten's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01sybx^[16].
• Benzaiten's instrument is recorded as biwa^[17].
• Benzaiten's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Benten^[18].
• Benzaiten's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00554573^[19].
• Benzaiten's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as 弁才天^[20].
• Benzaiten's McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID is recorded as B/bensaiten^[21].
• Benzaiten's JAANUS ID is recorded as b/benzaiten^[22].
• Benzaiten's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PCjtKdYWQTgJGxVPgGt8vh3^[23].
• Benzaiten's Miraheze article ID is recorded as shinto:Benzaiten^[24].
• Benzaiten's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 弁財天^[25].
• Benzaiten's museum-digital ID is recorded as 64478^[26].
• Benzaiten's museum-digital ID is recorded as 64484^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Benzaiten include Benten-jima^[28], an uninhabited island^[29], in Japan^[30].

Why It Matters

Benzaiten draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #40 of 165).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for her include Benten-jima^[28], an uninhabited island^[29], in Japan^[30].