God of harmony - Wagoujin

Japanese: 和合神 - わごうじん

The god of happiness in the White Lotus Sect, a branch of Chinese Taoism. The statue depicts two figures standing, both smiling with tufts of hair and wearing green robes, one holding a stick in his right hand and a drum in his left, the other offering a white lotus flower, and both stepping on a treasure. Above the statue depicting the two is an inscription entitled "Harmony brings all good fortune, daily advances of peace coins, calligraphy by Suitei Gaofu, auspicious omens for all things." It is said to be based on a statue by Hanshan and Shide, a high priest from the Tang dynasty. In China, it was worshiped at weddings. In Japan, it is believed to be a god of harmony between men and women, and was popular during the Edo period. *From the humorous book Chushingura Henshikiron (1812), "Praying to the god of harmony so that the husband's heart will not change"

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Japanese:

中国の道教の一つである白蓮教でいう幸福の神。二人の立姿で、ともに蓬頭(ほうとう)で笑顔をうかべ、身に緑衣をつけ、一人は右手に棒、左手に鼓を持ち、一人は白蓮の花を捧げ、二人とも宝を踏んでいる。二人を描いた像の上に「和合生万福、日進太平銭、随亭高孚書、万事吉兆図」と題してある。唐代の高僧の寒山拾得の像に基づくともいわれる。中国では婚礼の時にこれを祭った。日本では男女和合の神と信じられ、江戸時代に流行した。※滑稽本・忠臣蔵偏痴気論（1812）「夫の心のかはらぬやうにと和合神さまをいのる」

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