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Many figures in Japanese myth were transmitted from China ( some having entered China from India ), including all of the Seven Lucky Gods except Ebisu.

Another god, Kichijōten, goddess of happiness, is sometimes found depicted along with the seven traditional gods, replacing Jurōjin, the reasoning being that Jurōjin and Fukurokuju were originally manifestations of the same Taoist deity, the Southern Star.

However, as is often the case in folklore, Japanese gods sometimes represent different things in different places.