a rich house by throwing into it a Daikokuten talisman at the hour of the rat (around midnight). An esoteric ritual performed in many Tendai temples where Daikokuten is worshiped known as yokubei-ku (浴餅供, lit. "glutinous rice bath") involves pouring rice porridge over a statue of the deity. Bījā and mantra The bīja or seed syllable used to represent Mahākāla-Daikokuten in Japanese esoteric Buddhism is (म), written in Siddhaṃ script. Mahākāla's mantra meanwhile is as follows: Temples The following are a few examples of Buddhist temples that either have Daikokuten as their main focus of worship (honzon) or enshrine him in an auxiliary capacity. Enryaku-ji (Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture) - Tendai The Daikoku-dō (大黒堂, "Hall of Daikoku") located in the temple complex enshrines an image of the three-faced Sanmen Daikokuten attributed to Saichō, who is said to have made it after the god appeared to him and promised to become the patron of his monastic community. Daikoku-ji (大黒寺) (Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture) - Sōtō Zen One of the contenders for the birthplace of the cult of Mahākāla-Daikokuten in Japan. The temple's founding story claims that it was first established in 665 CE by the ascetic En no Gyōja after seeing a vision of Daikokuten riding a five-colored cloud. Daikoku-ji (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto) - Shingon (Tōji-ha) Said to have been established by Kūkai, the founder of Shingon Buddhism, to whom is also attributed the image of Daikokuten that serve as the temple's honzon. Originally named Chōfuku-ji (長福寺), the temple was renamed in 1615 after Shimazu Yoshihiro designated it as a "prayer center" (祈願所, kigansho) for his clan, the Shimazu, and their fiefdom, Satsuma Domain, where religious services are performed on their behalf. Myōen-ji (妙円寺) (Matsugasaki Higashimachi, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto) - Nichiren-shū Founded in 1616; also known as Matsugasaki Daikokuten (松ヶ崎大黒天). Enshrines a statue of Daikokuten attributed to Saichō. Mano-dera / Mano-ji (真野寺) (Kubo, Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture) - Shingon (Chisan-ha) This temple, founded by Gyōki in 725 CE and dedicated to the Thousand-Armed Avalokiteśvara (Senju Kannon), enshrines an image of Daikokuten claimed to be the work of the Tendai priest Ennin, known as the 'Asahi Kaiun Daikokuten' (朝日開運大黒天) - so named because Ennin is claimed to have carved it in the year 860 after witnessing a vision of the god at daybreak, as the sun was rising. Eishin-ji (英信寺) (Shitaya, Taitō City, Tokyo) - Jōdo-shū A temple to the buddha Amitabha (Amida Nyorai) established in