According to Kokei , Benzaiten is the third daughter of the dragon-king of Munetsuchi ( ç ç æ ; literally `` lake without heat '' ) , the lake which is at the center of the world in an ancient Buddhist view . According to KÅ kei , Benzaiten is the third daughter of the dragon-king of Munetsuchi ( ç ç æ ; literally `` lake without heat '' ) , known in Sanskrit as Anavatapta , the lake lying at the center of the world according to an ancient Buddhist cosmological view .