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SuijinSuijin is the Shinto god of water in Japan. Also called:
The Water God, Sui-jin Suijin 水神, Sui-ten Suiten 水天
Varuna in the Hindu Pantheon.
As The God of Water, Mizu no Kamisama, Mizugami, Suijinsama, he is widely revered in Japan. Even in my own backyard, there is a small grotto with a stone saying 水神, who is supposed to bring enough rain for the rice fields in due time and on the other hand protect us from too much of it causing landslides and more damage.
Gabi Greve
Read more here
http://www.geocities.com/gabigreve2000/godsofelements.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Darumasan-Japan/message/496
http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/12-devas.shtml
The term Suijin (literally water kami or water deity)
refers to the heavenly and earthly manifestations of the benevolent Shinto divinity of water. But it also refers to a wide variety of mythological and magical creatures found in lakes, ponds, springs and wells, including serpents (snakes and dragons), eels, fish, turtles, and the flesh-eating kappa.
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