FIND YOUR PRINCIPAL PATRON / TUTELARY DEITY
Copyright © 2003 James Deacon

There is a popular belief that each person has one of eight Buddhist Deities who watches over and protects them.

These eight deities are: the Nyorai (Buddhas) Dainichi & Amida; the Bosatsu (bodhisatvas) Senju-Kanzeon, Kokuzo, Monju, Fuken & Seishi: and the Myo-o (Wrathful Kings of Mystic Wisdom) Fudo.

To discover your principal patron deity, who is watching over you now, and has done so since your birth, simply find your 'birth year' on the chart below.

As you can see, in the Japanese allocation system used here, the 'years' do not run from January-December, but from February-January.

So if you were, for example born in January 1967, you are actually considered as having been born in the end of 1966. In this example, your patron would therefore be Seishi Bosatsu (Feb 1966 - Jan 1967) rather than Dainichi Nyorai.

[While the deity named beside your birth year indicates your principal protector, this does not mean that an individual cannot seek help, protection and guidance from other Buddhist deities.]

Year (Feb - Jan)	Patron / Tutelary Deity	Year (Feb - Jan)	Patron / Tutelary Deity
1900-01	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu	1953-54	Fuken Bosatsu
1901-02	Kokuzo Bosatsu	1954-55	Seishi Bosatsu
1902-03	Kokuzo Bosatsu	1955-56	Dainichi Nyorai
1903-04	Monju Bosatsu	1956-57	Dainichi Nyorai
1904-05	Fuken Bosatsu	1957-58	Fudo Myo-o
1905-06	Fuken Bosatsu	1958-59	Amida Nyorai
1906-07	Seishi Bosatsu	1959-60	Amida Nyorai
1907-08	Dainichi Nyorai	1960-61	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu
1908-09	Dainichi Nyorai	1961-62	Kokuzo Bosatsu
1909-10	Fudo Myo-o	1962-63	Kokuzo Bosatsu
1910-11	Amida Nyorai	1963-64	Monju Bosatsu
1911-12	Amida Nyorai	1964-65	Fuken Bosatsu
1912-13	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu	1965-66	Fuken Bosatsu
1913-14	Kokuzo Bosatsu	1966-67	Seishi Bosatsu
1914-15	Kokuzo Bosatsu	1967-68	Dainichi Nyorai
1915-15	Monju Bosatsu	1968-69	Dainichi Nyorai
1916-17	Fuken Bosatsu	1969-70	Fudo Myo-o
1917-18	Fuken Bosatsu	1970-71	Amida Nyorai
1918-19	Seishi Bosatsu	1971-72	Amida Nyorai
1919-20	Dainichi Nyorai	1972-73	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu
1920-21	Dainichi Nyorai	1973-74	Kokuzo Bosatsu
1921-22	Fudo Myo-o	1974-75	Kokuzo Bosatsu
1922-23	Amida Nyorai	1975-76	Monju Bosatsu
1923-24	Amida Nyorai	1976-77	Fuken Bosatsu
1924-125	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu	1977-78	Fuken Bosatsu
1925-26	Kokuzo Bosatsu	1978-79	Seishi Bosatsu
1926-27	Kokuzo Bosatsu	1979-80	Dainichi Nyorai
1927-28	Monju Bosatsu	1980-81	Dainichi Nyorai
1928-29	Fuken Bosatsu	1981-82	Fudo Myo-o
1929-30	Fuken Bosatsu	1982-83	Amida Nyorai
1930-31	Seishi Bosatsu	1983-84	Amida Nyorai
1931-32	Dainichi Nyorai	1984-85	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu
1932-33	Dainichi Nyorai	1985-86	Kokuzo Bosatsu
1933-34	Fudo Myo-o	1986-87	Kokuzo Bosatsu
1934-35	Amida Nyorai	1987-88	Monju Bosatsu
1935-36	Amida Nyorai	1988-89	Fuken Bosatsu
1936-37	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu	1989-90	Fuken Bosatsu
1937-38	Kokuzo Bosatsu	1990-91	Seishi Bosatsu
1938-39	Kokuzo Bosatsu	1991-92	Dainichi Nyorai
1939-40	Monju Bosatsu	1992-93	Dainichi Nyorai
1940-41	Fuken Bosatsu	1993-94	Fudo Myo-o
1941-42	Fuken Bosatsu	1994-95	Amida Nyorai
1942-43	Seishi Bosatsu	1995-96	Amida Nyorai
1943-44	Dainichi Nyorai	1996-97	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu
1944-45	Dainichi Nyorai	1997-98	Kokuzo Bosatsu
1945-46	Fudo Myo-o	1998-99	Kokuzo Bosatsu
1946-47	Amida Nyorai	1999-2000	Monju Bosatsu
1947-48	Amida Nyorai	2000-01	Fuken Bosatsu
1948-49	Senju-Kanzeon Bosatsu	2001-02	Fuken Bosatsu
1949-50	Kokuzo Bosatsu	2002-03	Seishi Bosatsu
1950-51	Kokuzo Bosatsu	2003-04	Dainichi Nyorai
1951-52	Monju Bosatsu	2004-05	Dainichi Nyorai
1952-53	Fuken Bosatsu	2005-06	Fudo Myo-o