File:A sculpture of Benzaiten, goddess of arts, Saraswati, Hase-dera Temple, Kamakura Japan.jpg

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Benzaiten is a Shinto Buddhism goddess derived from the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and arts named Sarasvati. The earliest mentions of her, as goddess of knowledge, arts, and everything that flows, is found in 1st-millennium literature of Japan. Like Sarasvati, she holds a musical instrument in her hands in Japanese iconography.


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Benzaiten, la déesse des arts (temple Hase-dera, Kamakura) Creusée dans le flanc de la colline, au premier niveau du temple Hase-dera, la grotte Benten-kutsu abrite la déesse des arts : Benzaiten (jouant du biwa), équivalent japonais de la déesse hindoue Sarasvati, elle est également issue d'une divinité shinto (kami) : Ugajin.


le site officiel u temple Hasedera: www.hasedera.jp/
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Author Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France
Camera location35° 18′ 45.5″ N, 139° 31′ 55.55″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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