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ID: 901002256
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002256
Record Type: Character/Person

Daikoku (Japanese deity)

Note: Japanese god of great darkness or blackness, one of the Seven Lucky Gods. Evolved from the Buddhist form of the Indian deity Shiva intertwined with the Shinto god Ōkuninushi.

Names:
Daikoku (Japanese deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Daikokuten (Japanese deity) (English,U)
大黒天 (Japanese deity) (Japanese-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Daikoku (Japanese deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Shiva
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Shiva (Hindu deity)) [901000021]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Buddhism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Japanese (culture or style)
.....(East Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Daikoku (Japanese deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Daikokuten (Japanese deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 91002312
大黒天 (Japanese deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikokuten

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