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Probably the most famous cat story is legend of the Maneki Neko details can
be found here.........
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The most popular version being this one :
Maneki Neko -- The Legend

A story told at the temple states that there was one samurai, Lord Ii himself, who was beckoned by the cat. As he walked forward to where the cat was, a bolt of lightning hit the ground where he had been. Thankful that the cat had thus saved his life, he became a patron of this temple. This story states that the cat was in fact Kannon, the deity of compassion, in disguise, and nowadays the temple enshrines the maneki neko alongside Kannon, who is termed shofuku (Prosperity beckoning) Kannon.

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Maneki Neko is Japanese for "beckoning cat." The message he's holding says
"Please come in. You are welcome!" and he is beckoning you with his paw .
(In Japan, the gesture of beckoning is pretty much the reverse of the
gesture used in the West.)
the lucky beckoning cat


The Gotoku-ji Temple now houses dozens of statues of this Cat, and owners of
lost or sick cats stick up prayer boards with the image of the Beckoning Cat
in this temple.

In business the Maneki Neko is said to bring success. This is because her
raised paw beckons in customers. It also welcomes in personal happiness and
harmony.

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