God · Buddhist

Dakiniten

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

Tradition: buddhism

Documented identifications

LinkWho said soNote
identified as InariShinto-Buddhist syncretism, Toyokawa Inari and others, medieval periodInari's female aspect was identified with the fox-riding Dakiniten, so temples could keep Inari worship as Buddhist.

Sources

  1. Inari %C5%8Ckami (Wikipedia)
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