ID: 901002259 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002259	Record Type: Character/Person

	Benzaiten (Japanese deity)

Note: Japanese goddess of love and beauty, identified with the Hindu goddess of eloquence, Sarasvati, spouse of Brahma.

Names:

	Benzaiten (Japanese deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Benten (Japanese deity) (English)
	弁才天 (Japanese deity) (Japanese-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Benzaiten (Japanese deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	related to .... Ugajin
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Japanese iconography, Japanese characters, Ugajin (Japanese deity)) [901002336]

	related to .... Uga Benzaiten
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Japanese iconography, Japanese characters, Uga Benzaiten (Japanese deity)) [901002337]

	associated with .... Sarasvati
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist allegory, symbolism, theme, Sarasvati (Buddhist theme)) [901001971]

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 .... Japanese (culture or style)
	.....(East Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Benzaiten (Japanese deity)
	................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
	Benten (Japanese deity)
	................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
	弁才天 (Japanese deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzaiten

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzaiten#/media/File:Benzaiten.jpg