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[n]
{Buddhism}
▶ Benzaiten ▶ Saraswati ▶ [expl] goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water |
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| 2. | A 2013-02-17 04:20:31 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 1. | A* 2013-02-16 16:22:11 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | GG5 daijr koj en:WP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzaiten 1,320,000 弁財天 263,000 弁才天 62,100 辨財天 20,800 辯才天 |
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| Comments: | Add Benzaiten as gloss, since reasonably distinct from original Indian goddess. Also split off [expl] and specify god*dess*, and sort/clarify associations (fundamentally music and eloquence, fortune later) Reorder by frequency – notably 辯才天 original but little-used |
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| Diff: | @@ -11,1 +11,1 @@ -<keb>辯才天</keb> +<keb>辨財天</keb> @@ -15,1 +15,1 @@ -<keb>辨財天</keb> +<keb>辯才天</keb> @@ -29,1 +29,3 @@ -<gloss>Saraswati (god of wealth, music, eloquence and water)</gloss> +<gloss>Benzaiten</gloss> +<gloss>Saraswati</gloss> +<gloss g_type="expl">goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water</gloss> |
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