GOKURAKU - Binbogami

http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.jp/2008/01/god-of-poverty.html

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God of Poverty, Bimbogami, Binboo Gami
貧乏神
bimbô kami, bimbogami, bimboogami bimbo kami



The God of Poverty was quite common in the Edo period. He was a filthy old man, with a long beard and wearing rags. He would stick to a home and make its inhabitants poor. So better not even try to get rid of him, although there are some special rituals to try and throw him out of your life.
Some people threw dry beans at him. Some used the bamboo for blowing on the kitchen fire, stuck a coin in it and threw this into a nearby river ... hoping the God of Poverty would follow it there and leave the house.

The God of Poverty is also known in Chinese legends as the son of Zhuan Xu, who was himself a grandson of the Yellow Emperor.

There is also a good of bad fortune and disease, Yakubyogami (yakubyoogami 疫病神).

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- - - The three deities most feared in Japan:

. Shinigami 死神 God of Death "Grim Reaper" .

. Binbogami, Binboo Gami 貧乏神 Bimbogami, God of Poverty .

. Yakubyoogami 疫病神 Yakubyogami, Deity of Diseases .

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Shrines for the God of Poverty
Binbogami Jinja 貧乏神神社

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. shinbutsu in Edo 江戸の神仏 Kami and Hotoke in Edo .

Shrine at Kameido, Tokyo

Poverty Brothers Bin-Taroo and Bin-Jiroo
貧兄弟　貧太郎＆貧次郎



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Oota Jinj,、Ōta Jinja 　太田神社 Ota Jinja
(in the compound of Kitano Jinja / 牛天神 Ushi Tenjin )
Tōkyō-to, Ōta-ku, Chūō, 6 Chome−3 太田神社

Once there lived a poor Samurai in the area who never managed to save some money and live well. One night in a dream an old woman showed up:
"I am the Binbogami who lived in your house for a long time. Now I found a home which is much better, so I will move out. I want to show you my gratitude and will bring you some good luck.
But you have to make offerings on the first, 15th and 25th of every month, bringing red ritual rice and Abura-age Tofu. And eon't you forget that!"
The man did as told and became rich, building a small sanctuary to pray to the deity on the three days he was told.
A carpenter later offered to build a beautiful shrine and he also got riches.
福の神になった貧乏神 Fuku no Kami ni natta Binbogami
It seems the Binbogami of Ota Jinja turned into a Deity to bring good luck, Fuku no Kami, after all.
A memory statue of this event is kept in the Shrine - or so they say.



太田神社 - 高木神社 Takagi Jinja
The Binbogami of this shrine is
Kuroyami Tennyo 黒闇天女（くろやみてんにょ）
Lady Ten Deity of the Darkness
A sister of Benzaiten 弁財天の姉 (other sources quote 吉祥天 Kichijoten).



- HP of the Shrine
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Kuroyami Ten 黒闇天 (こくあんてん） Kokuan Ten
黒闇女、黒夜天、暗夜天、黒夜神
"黒耳"（こくに、KalakarNi) Kokuni - Kuroanten / Kuroyamiten
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !


. Tenbu　天部 the Devas of India .

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