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	Ori-cle Tribe \| Welcome to our Temple
		The Seven Lucky Gods are group of popular deities whose origins stem from Indian, Chinese and Japanese gods of fortune.
		Each of the seven Gods has specific characteristics in appearance, clothes and props that he or she carries or is seen with.
		He is the God of fortune, guardian of children and the patron of fortune-tellers and bartenders.
	www.freewebs.com /ori-cle/fortuneshrine.htm (1068 words)

	Seven Gods of Fortune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ebisu, god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a cod or sea bass.
		Another god, Kichijoten, goddess of happiness, is sometimes found depicted along with the seven traditional gods.
		The seven gods are often depicted on their ship the Takarabune (宝船）or "Treasure Ship." The tradition holds that the seven gods will arrive in town on the New Year and distribute fantastic gifts to worthy people.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seven_Gods_of_Fortune (275 words)

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		The Hebrew word "elohim" is also used to refer to God in the Torah (and the Christian Old Testament), and this refers to a plural nature of God.
		However, the English word "God" (spelled "G-d" in deference to the taboo against pronouncing the Tetragrammaton) is commonly accepted among Jews to denote God (or G-d), as well.
		Chimata-no-Kami - god of crossroads, highways and footpaths
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Gods.html (968 words)

	Ebisu - God of Fishermen & Fortune. Japanese Buddhism & Shintoism Photo Dictionary.
		The god of fishermen and good fortune, the smiling and bearded Ebisu is most often depicted dressed as a Japanese peasant with a fishing rod in his right hand, and with a large red sea bream (Jp.
		Hiruko was the third son of the Shinto gods Izanagi-no-Mikoro and Izanami-no-Mikoto, the progenitors of the islands of Japan.
		The two gods are often enshrined in the kitchen, especially in farming communities.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/ebisu.shtml (1125 words)

	Who are the Happy Gods?
		Apollo is the only Greek god who did not sleep with Aphrodite, but he did sleep with her son, Hymen.
		Belun was the god of the day, the god of Heaven, the bringer of good luck, the god of heavenly light and the god of happiness and peace.
		In Greek mythology Comus is the god of revelry, the son of Circe and Bacchus
	happy-gods.com /happy-gods.html (2116 words)

	Learn more about List of deities in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Hebrew word "elohim" is also used to refer to God in the Torah (and the Old Testament), and this refers to a plural nature of God.
		However, the English word "God" (spelled "G-d" in deference to the taboo against pronouncing the Tetragrammation) is commonly accepted among Jews to denote God (or G-d), as well.
		Susa-no-Wo - god of storms and thunder, snakes and farming.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_deities.html (987 words)

	The 7 Lucky Gods
		The Seven Lucky Gods of Japan are group of popular deities whose origins stem from Indian, Chinese and Japanese gods of fortune.
		The seven lucky gods look after the physical and commercial well-being of people and have come to be honored throughout the country.
		JUROJIN is a Taoist (Chinese) God, the God of wisdom and it is the scroll attached to the
	www.asianartmall.com /7luckygodsarticle.htm (911 words)

	Seven Magazine
		29 In Greek mythology, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, were the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea nymph Pleione.
		30 The Seven Sisters is a series of chalk cliffs on the East Sussex coast, a set of waterfalls in Norway, and a group of Stalinist skyscrapers in Moscow.
		The seven habits are: be proactive; begin with the end; put first things first; think win-win; seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergise and; sharpen the saw.
	www.sevenmagazine.org (2036 words)

	Seven Gods of Good Fortune - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Seven Gods of Good Fortune, group of seven Japanese deities traditionally thought to bring good luck, wealth, and a long life.
		Good Fortune : quotations: Independence: God said this is our land, land in which we…
		God said this is our land, land in which we flourish as people...we want our cattle to get fat on our land so that our children grow up in...
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	Seven Gods of Fortune -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		(additional info and facts about Ebisu) Ebisu, god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a (Major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters) cod or (Any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin) sea bass.
		(One of the 7 gods of happiness) Hotei, the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
		Another god, (additional info and facts about Kichijoten) Kichijoten, goddess of happiness, is sometimes found depicted along with the seven traditional gods.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/seven_gods_of_fortune.htm (225 words)

	Jigsaw puzzles of Japanese gods, seven, four and two, from Imaginatorium Shop
		The Seven Lucky Gods (Shichi-fuku-jin) are an assemblage of deities from all across Asia, who are invariably seen as bringers of wordly wealth, most typically in their "treasure boat".
		In Chinese mythology these four gods occupy the four corners of the cosmos: the white tiger in the west, the blue dragon in the east, the red phoenix (Suzaku) in the south, and the mysterious Genbu in the north.
		The traditional gods portrayed in vibrant colour: Seiryu the blue dragon of the east, Byakko the white tiger of the west, Suzaku the red phoenix of the south, and Genbu the fl snake/turtle of the north.
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		The seven fortune gods (Shichifukujin) in Japan refer to Ebisu (god of fishers or...
		In Japan, Bishamonten () is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, according to Taoist beliefs.
		He is the God of warfare or warriors.
	www.tarotreadings-andmore.com /articles/21/seven-gods-of-fortune.html (1028 words)

	Japan - Seven Gods of Good Luck
		The above is a print showing the Treasure Ship (also known as the Ship of Riches) with the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, showing their emblems, the sacred treasures, and other tokens of good luck for the new year.
		God of wealth and longevity, bearded, usually seen holding a stick with a sutra scroll attached to it.
		God of longevity, has long white bear, carries holy staff with sacred scroll and holds a fan.
	www.bookmice.net /darkchilde/japan/jgods.html (350 words)

	Godchecker : Mythology Articles and Opinion : Numbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Gods with four heads are quite common, and there are four Buddhist Diamond Kings of Heaven.
		Seven is the holy number, symbolising God in all his, her or its forms.
		Gods such as DURGA who slay demons find this amount of arms to be the absolute minimum needed.
	www.godchecker.com /offerings/index.php?article-numbers (2150 words)

	Magia D' La Luna
		Placing such a picture of the gods under one's pillow on New Year's Eve (December 31) is supposed to ensure a lucky first dream for the new year.
		In Lakota Sioux mythology Skan is a god embodying the sky.
		In the Slav region Svarog is the supreme elemental deity of the ancient Slavics, and the divine personification of the sky.
	www.magialuna.net /gods.html (751 words)

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		Seven of these temples represented a god of good fortune.
		The gods are generally portrayed in a treasure ship that brings good fortune similar to the one to the left.
		This temple represents the god Benzaiten, the goddess of water.
	www.carlow.edu /~vridley/newpage9.htm (391 words)

	Seven Lucky Gods of Japan
		Says the Flammarion Iconographic Guide: This popular group of deities recalls "the seven wise men of the bamboo thicket" or the "seven wise men of the wine cup" whose images are popular in China.
		She was counted along with Daikokuten 大黒天; and Benzaiten 弁財天; as one of a trio of "three deities" (Santen 三天) invoked for good fortune during the Edo period.
		In Japanese folklore, there are seven treasures and seven deities of good luck (the topic of this story).
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/seven.shtml (973 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Fortune-Telling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fortune-Telling, practice of predicting the future through psychic means, such as the interpretation of signs or communication with supernatural...
		Fortune Theatre, West End theatre, situated in Russell Street, Covent Garden, London.
		Named after the famous playhouse of the early 17th century...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Fortune-Telling.html (78 words)

	List Of Deities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Varuna - god of the oceans and rivers
		Dyaus-pitar - ('Heaven-father') cognate of the Roman god Jupiter
		Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invators.
	www.wikiverse.org /list-of-deities (1026 words)

	Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Good Luck Shichi-Fukujin
		Prosperity of businesses, family's health, a long life, each of the seven gods of good fortune has own auspiciousness such as them.
		A long time ago, some temples were dedicated to Shichi-Fukujin (the seven gods of good fortune).
		These seven gods dolls are little bit modernized to be cute and colorful.
	www.japanese-doll.biz /item/auspicious-doll_15.html (136 words)

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		She is the greatest of the Japanese gods, the sun goddess, ruler of the Plain of Heaven.
		Ares was the first god to be placed on trial for murder, and the place in Athens where he was supposed to be have been tried was called the Aeropagus, the Hill of Ares.
		Originally the god of earth tremors, of vegetation and fecundity, Poseidon fought for the Olympians against the Titans, and his reward after the victory was dominion over the seas, lakes and rivers.
	www.stellarcircle.com /deites.htm (3508 words)

	Sensou-no-Shin (War of the Gods) - RPG Chat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Without the gods at peace, their power that holds the world together is lost.
		Now to settle the feud between these gods of fortune, Izanangi and Izanami, the creator god and goddess, respectively have choosen seven humans to restore peace between these gods.
		He found them to be the most innocent among this war that the gods had cursed the human race with just because of a grudge they had held against each other.
	forums.rpgchat.com /showthread.php?t=49681&goto=nextnewest (832 words)

	Japan. Shichifukujin: the gods of the fortune
		He is generally represented, standing on rice balls, capped with a bonnet and holding on his left shoulder a large bag containing wisdom and patience, as well as a bringing-luck mallet (uchide No kozuchi).
		Daikoku is also regarded as a god of the kitchens.
		Thus, from the 31st of december until the 1st of january, the children used to place the effigy of the seven gods of the fortune under their pillow in order to obtain the benevolence of those for a new prosperous and happy year.
	japan.chez.tiscali.fr /Tokyo/Japan/Shichifukujin.htm (462 words)

	Anime-Myth.com v. With You
		Kukai was given land on Kouya Mountain for the foundation of a monastery in 816.* In the X TV series, we see Sorata (a monk and one of the Seven Seals) living on Kouya Mountain with a stargazer, and the place is home to those of the Shingon Sect.
		Indra was the ruler of the gods of the Veda.
		Bishamon was a god of war, and protector against demons.
	www.anime-myth.com /s.html (5610 words)

	Ebisu, Tokyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ebisu was founded around 1928 as the community developed around the Japan Beer Brewery Company facilities where the Yebisu Garden Place now stands.
		Yebisu Beer, named for one of Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune, was introduced in 1890 by Japan Beer and has long been a local favorite.
		The area adopted its name from the train station built in 1901 by the company to facilitate distribution of its beer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ebisu (362 words)

	Fukurokuju - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, Turtle, Taoist, ...
		In Japan, Fukurokuju (福禄寿;) (from Japanese fuku, “happiness”; roku, “wealth”; and ju, “longevity”) is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, according to Taoist beliefs.
		He is the God of wisdom and longevity (sometimes confused with Juroujin).
		Usually portrayed as being bald, with long whiskers, he is said to be an incarnation of the southern polestar.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Fukurokuju.html (186 words)

	Hinduism Today \| Japan-Saraswati \| October, November, December, 2002
		For example, of the seven Gods of good fortune whose temples people visit at New Year, three are Hindu: Daikoku (Mahakali), Bishamon (Vaishravana) and Benten, Benzaiten or, most formally, Bensaitensama (Sarasvati).
		She is worshiped as the water Goddess, who is the womb of all things in the universe, and of all reproduction and development.
		She is the Goddess of happiness and good fortune who blesses business and productivity, controls the fertile harvests of the five cereals and their manifold increase, and brings all things to birth.
	www.hinduism-today.com /archives/2002/10-12/28-29_japan_saraswati.shtml (1209 words)

	L'Asie Exotique - Surimono Ukiyo-e Refined
		The boat that the Seven Gods are sailing has a dragon prow, a reference to the Year of the Dragon (1820).
		The Seven Gods of Good Fortune painting was traditionally placed underneath a person's pillow on the first night of the New Year, who would then hope to dream of riches that night.
		The God of Plenty, as he is known, chases pernicious influences away at the be ginning of each New Year.
	www.lasieexotique.com /mag_surimono.html (2683 words)

	World Magazine - Weekly News \| Christian Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Every Japanese souvenir shop carries sets of Shichifukujin, the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, but only one of themâ”Ebisu, a traditional Shinto deity who carries a fishing rod and serves as guardian of fishing, farming, and commerceâ”is homegrown.
		Three are imports from India: Bishamonten, clad in armor and promising protection; Daikokuten, carrying a mallet and a sack and purportedly providing grain in abundance; and Benzaiten, a female deity who plays the lute and specializes in music and oratory.
		Usually shrines and temples for all seven are conveniently located in one neighborhood so that the pilgrim can catch them all on a single trip.
	www.worldmag.com /subscriber/displayarticle.cfm?id=10581 (722 words)

	New Page 0 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the adoption of the seven day week from the West, Chinese usage then assigns the five planets to the days of the week apart from Sunday and Monday, which are then named, obviously enough, after the Sun and the Moon.
		The accompanying table lists the seven elements with their Chinese characters, in the ascending order of the planets as recognized in Mediaeval Western astronomy, with the planetary symbols and the metals that Western alchemy associated with them.
		Most are gifts or graces of fortune, and the gods themselves have much more to do with benefits than with morality.
	home.att.net /~nursebuck/chinese.htm (8483 words)

	Oriental Symbolism Motifs Symbolic Meaning Imagery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		From the Chinese, the Rabbit is a auspicious symbol of longevity and good fortune in the East.
		In Japan, Ebisu is one of the seven gods of fortune, Shichifukujin.
		Peony is a symbol for China, Empress, royalty, high honor, good fortune (prosperity, wealth), beauty, youth, renewal, growth, and Spring.
	home1.gte.net /res0v461/orientalcats/symbolism.html (1219 words)

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