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Bonten

Bonten, a god of the Buddhist world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.

Tradition: buddhism

Documented identifications

LinkWho said soNote
adopted as BrahmaJapanese Twelve Devas, early Heian periodBrahma became Bonten, one of the Twelve Devas who guard the directions in esoteric Buddhism.

Sources

  1. Twelve Devas (Wikipedia)
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