Key Points

- Happiness, Fertility and Beauty Goddess

- Connected to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi 

- Sometimes replaces Jurōjin or Fukurokuju. as one of the Seven Gods of Fortune

Brief Bio 

Kisshōten, Kichijōten and Kudokuten are among the Japanese names of Lakshmi, a Hindu/Buddhist goddess or Devi. She is sometimes named as one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, replacing either Jurōjin or Fukurokuju.

She is considered to be the goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty. Kisshō Tennyo's iconography is distinguished by the Nyoihōju gem (如意宝珠) in her hand, and with a headdress and a phoenix/fenghuang/hōō. Kisshōten and the Nyoihōju gem are both represented by the symbol of the kagome.