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Fukurokujin (TCG)
Fukurokujin was the Fortune of Wisdom and Mercy, one of the Seven Fortunes, [1] keeper of knowledge patron to scholars, [2] teacher of the world and comforter of those who suffered. [3] In some regions he was replaced by Kisshōten, Fortune of Happiness, Fertility, and Beauty. [4] Popular legend indicated that he was once a mortal who mastered the Way, learning to subsist on the breath of the universe instead of food and drink, and eventually ascending to his divine post. Martial artists often venerated him as representative of the wisdom they seek through combative practice. He was an elderly bearded man, stout and diminutive but with a high cone-shaped forehead, leaning on a long staff with a book of lore. He was always accompanied by a turtle, a crane, a black deer, or some combination of these. His holy symbol was the needle, and his most devoted worshippers were tailors. It was said that Fukurokujin knew how to revive the dead but never used or shares this knowledge for fear it would be misused. [5]
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