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ID: 901002261
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002261
Record Type: Character/Person

Jurojin (Taoist character)

Note: In Japan, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, according to Taoist beliefs; deity of longevity.

Names:
Jurojin (Taoist character) (preferred,English-P,D)
寿老人 (Taoist character) (Japanese-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Jurojin (Taoist character) (I)
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 .... Taoist
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... longevity (health-related concept)
.....(health-related concepts, health and related concepts, biological concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Jurojin (Taoist character)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
寿老人 (Taoist character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jur%C5%8Djin

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