The name means Divinity of the Reasoning Faculty. She is one of the Seven Gods of Luck, the Buddhist patron goddess of literature and music, wealth and femininity. She is often associated with the sea, and her shrines are often located on the shore. In art, she is depicted riding on a sea dragon, and in some stories, she married one. She is often seen playing a kind of lute, and a white snake is her messenger. She is identified with the Indian goddess SARASVATI, also a patron of the arts
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