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Daikokuten: The Japanese deity of fortune and wealth. Daikokuten originated from Mahākāla (buddhist version of the Hindu deity Shiva).
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Japanese culture is abundant with fascinating gods, spirits, and ghosts. One of the more famous, confusing, and outright terrifying of them is the inugami – the tortured yet faithful dog-like creature.
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Photo credit: "Inugami" from the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi