Other Spellings for Benzaiten
- 薩羅薩伐底. Sino-Japanese transliteration of Sarasvatī. Pronounced Sarasabatei in Japan.
- Goddess of Music 妙音天, 妙音樂天, 美音天; 美音天女, 妙音佛母. In China, Miàoyīn Tiān, Miao-yin T'ien, 妙音天. Bion Tennyo 美音天女, goddess of speech, learning, and rhetoric, hence called 大辯才天. In Japan, Myō-on-ten 妙音天 (Heavenly Sound Deva), Bionten or Mionten 美音天 (Beautiful Sound Deva). <source: Soothill and DDB; user name = guest>
- Goddess of Eloquence. 辯才天, 辯才天女, 大辯天, 大辯才天, 大辯才女, 大辯功德天, 大辯才功德天, 辯才天, 辯天. In China, Biàncáitiān, Pien-ts'ai-t'ien, 辯才天, 瓣財天. In Japan, Benzaiten 辯才天 or 弁財天. <source: DDB; user name = guest>
- Dai Ben-Kudokuten 大辯功徳天 or 大弁功徳天. In China, Dà biàn gōngdé tiān.
- Happi Benzaiten 八臂辯才天, 八臂弁財天 (8-Armed). In China, Bābì Biàncáitiān
- Daibenzaiten 大辯才天, 大弁才天. In China, Dà biàncái tiān. As a goddess of virtue (fukutoku 福德神), gained in popularity from the 13th century onward.
- In Japan, also known as Tennyo 天女, literally Celestial Woman. <Tale of Heike, Watsky p. 56>
- In Japan, also known as Nyōi Hōju Ō 如意宝珠 (Cintāmaṇi Sovereign, or Sovereign of the Wish-Granting Jewel); one of her Benzaiten's manifestations as Nyoirin Kannon.
- Benzaiten also known in esoteric Tendai as Shindamani Ō 辰陀摩尼王 (Cintaamani Sovereign)
- Korea: Byeonjaecheon, Pyŏnjaech'ŏn, 변재천, Myoeum Cheon, Myoŭm Ch'ŏn, 묘음천
- Tibet: Sbyaṅs-can-ma, Ńag-gi-lha-mo, Nag-gi-lha-mo
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