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Kangi-ten ((日本語:歓喜天), "God of Bliss") is a god (''deva'' or ''ten'') in Shingon and Tendai schools of Japanese Buddhism.〔 (originally published in 1996, translated by Rothe, Kathe)〕 He is generally considered the Japanese Buddhist form of the Hindu elephant-headed god of wisdom, Ganesha and is sometimes also identified with the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.〔 He is also known as Kanki-ten, Shō-ten (聖天, "sacred god"〔 or "noble god"〔Krishan p. 163〕), Daishō-ten ("great noble god"〔), Daishō Kangi-ten (大聖歓喜天), Tenson (天尊, "venerable god"〔), Kangi Jizai-ten (歓喜自在天), Shōden-sama, Vinayaka-ten, Binayaka-ten (毘那夜迦天), Ganapatei (誐那缽底) and Zōbi-ten (象鼻天). Kangiten has many aspects and names, associated with Vajrayana (Esoteric Buddhist, Tantric, mantrayana) schools,〔 Shingon being one of them. Although Kangiten is depicted with an elephant's head like Ganesha as a single male deity, his most popular aspect is the Dual(-bodied) Kangiten or the Embracing Kangiten depicted as an elephant-headed male-female human couple standing in an embrace. ==Names== Kangiten inherits many names and characteristics from Hindu god Ganesha. He is known as Bināyaka-ten, derived from the epithet ''Vinayaka''; Gaṇabachi or Gaṇapati (Ganapati is a popular epithet of Ganesha) and Gaṇwha (Ganesha). Like Ganesha, Bināyaka is the remover of obstacles, but when propitiated, he bestows material fortunes, prosperity, success and health. In addition, Bināyaka is said to be of evil nature, creator of discord and dispute and leading people towards immoral ways.〔Krishan p. 164〕 Shō-ten or Āryadeva indicates his association with good luck and fortune.〔 The name "Kangi-ten", generally implied to the Tantric embracing deity icons, is venerated as giver of joy and prosperity.〔 The Dual Kangiten icon called Soshin Kangi-ten ("dual-bodied god of bliss") is a unique feature of Shingon Buddhism.〔 It is also called Soshin Binayaka in Japanese, Kuan-Shi ten in Chinese 〔Krishan p. 168〕 and Nandikeshvara in Sanskrit.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kangiten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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