Chujo Hime - A Japanese nun, believed to be an incarnation of the goddess Kannon. She invented the art of embroidery and it is believed that she helped the gods to make the famous Lotus Thread embroidery, depicting the flowers of Paradise, at the temple of Toema Dera.
Chup-Kamui - Sun goddess of the Ainu peoples. Originally she was the moon goddess but after one night overhead watching all the adulterous behavings below she begged the sun god to trade places with her; he did.
Daibosatsu - The Japanese Great bodhisattva, the Buddha-Elect or the Buddha in his previous world appearance. A gigantic statue of the meditating Buddha as world ruler can be found near Kamakura and is called Daibutsu.
Daikoku - The Japanese god of wealth and protector of the soil and patron of farmers. He is one of the Shichi Fukujin. Called the Great Black One, he makes wishes of mortals come true. He is portrayed as a fat and prosperous man, standing or seated on two bags of rice and with a bag of jewels on his shoulder. On his chest he has a golden sun disk and in his hand he holds a magic mallet (with male and female symbols) which fulfils all wishes. His familiar is the rat, and he is a friend of children. Ebisu is his son. Sometimes the image is of a goddess, called Yasha.
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