Jade Buddha and Kichijoten by pandorasecho

Jade Buddha and Kichijoten

(I think)

When I was a student in China we went to see the Terra Cotta soldiers, and there were these small children selling hand sewn, primitive but lovely baby clothing and toys. I began talking to one girl who was around ten. When she saw that I already had bought several items similar to what she had, she leaned in close and whispered that she had something better. I was nervous that she would offer me something illegal, but it was simply this beautiful statue of one of the 7 Buddhas who is no longer really seen as one of the seven at all.
Is this the lady buddha?
September 6th, 2021  
@francoise sometimes there is only one female and it used to be her more, by became more common that it was Benzeiten. Other times there are three females and She is one.

Wikipedia “ Kisshōten (吉祥天, lit. "Auspicious Heavens"), also known as Kichijōten, Kisshoutennyo (吉祥天女), Kudokuten (功徳天) is a Japanese female deity. Adapted via Buddhism from the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Kisshoutennyo is sometimes named as one of the Seven Gods of Fortune (fukujin), replacing either Jurōjin or Fukurokuju.[1] For example, in the 1783 edition of the Butsuzōzui compendium (reprinted in 1796), Kichijōten replaces Fukurokuju as one of the seven fukujin.[2] She is considered to be the goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty.[1][3] Kisshoutennyo's iconography is distinguished by the Nyoihōju gem (如意宝珠) in her hand,[4] Kisshōten and the Nyoihōju gem are both represented by the symbol of the kagome.

When Kisshoutennyo is counted among the seven fukujin[2] and fellow Fukujin Daikoku is regarded in feminine form,[5] all three of the Hindu Tridevi goddesses are represented in the Fukujin, with Daikoku representing Parvati and Benzaiten representing Saraswati.”
September 6th, 2021  
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