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Snapshot English Japanese Chinese Sanskrit Korean Tibetan ORIGIN India Goddess of Learning, Eloquence, Music, Poetry, Speech, Rhetoric, Wealth, Longevity; Protects against natural disaster; Inventor of Sanskrit; River Goddess Benzaiten 弁才天 Benzaiten 弁財天 Myōon Ten 妙音天  Bionten 美音天 Benten 弁天  Daibenzaiten 大弁才天 Biàncáitiān Pien-ts'ai-t'ien 辯才天 瓣財天  Miàoyīn Tiān Miao-yin T'ien 妙音天 Sarasvati Sarasvatī Saraswati   Byeonjaecheon Pyŏnjaech'ŏn 변재천   Myoeum Cheon Myoŭm Ch'ŏn 묘음천 Sbyaṅs-can-ma Ńag-gi-lha-mo

BENZAITEN, Boxwood Amulet Goddess of Music, Arts, Learning, & Wealth PRICE: $95 + $20 Shipping x 5% Tax = GRAND TOTAL $120.75 Jp. = Benzaiten  Chn. = Biàncáitiān. The term "ten" (tiān) is the Japanese (Chinese) word for celestial beings called "Deva" in Sanskrit. This amulet comes in two pieces: (1) protective cap with deity's Sanskrit seed syllable and (2) main piece depicting the deity. Both pieces snap together snugly for compact storage.  Wood = Boxwood Centimeters = H = 6 cm x W =4.8 x T = 1.6 cm Benzaiten is the patroness of music, the fine arts (dancing, acting, visual, poetry, writing), and good fortune in general. Here she is shown in her traditional 8-arm form, in which she holds protective martial instruments like the bow, arrow, sword, ax, spear, long pestle, iron wheel, and silk rope. These objects illustrate her role in protecting the state and its people from evil and disasters. See Benzaiten background notes for more details on iconography.

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Inner Caps


Outer caps; Sanskrit seed syllable etched on one cap


Size of amulet when closed.
Amulet comes in two pieces that snap
together snugly for safe/compact storage.