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Ugafukujin (Zeniarai Benzaiten)

宇賀福神(銭洗弁財天)

Wealth & Fortunemoney washing for wealth
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Ugafukujin, often venerated in the form of Zeniarai Benzaiten, is a syncretic deity associated with the Shinto kami Ugajin and the Buddhist deity Benzaiten, worshipped particularly at the Zeniarai Benten Ugafuku Shrine in Kamakura. This figure is linked to water, wealth, and good fortune, and the shrine is known for the tradition of washing coins in its spring water. Devotees have long visited the shrine to pray for prosperity, though outcomes attributed to this practice remain a matter of belief rather than documented fact.

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