Kisshoten, also called Meritokuten, has been revered since ancient times as the goddess of good fortune since it was incorporated into the scriptures.
She is said to be the wife of Bishamonten, and Zennishi-no-Shishi-doji is said to be her child. There is also a triad of statues in which Kisshoten and the boy are Bishamonten's attendants.
Her merits are particularly described in the Daikisshoten-onna chapter of the Konkomyo-Saishōō-kyō.
Kisshoten's brother is the old lady Basu-ya-sennin, and her sister is the poverty god Kurokokumi-ten, who are said to be by Kisshoten's side, and it is said that misfortune will occur if Kurokokumi-ten is upset.
Kisshoten is said to be dressed as a noblewoman in the Buddhist style, with a wish-granting jewel in her left hand and a fearless mudra in her right hand.
It is said that these three statues have been around since Minamoto no Yoshitsune was on Mount Kurama, and Yoshitsune also worshiped them.
Yoshitsune, who never knew his father's face and was separated from Tokiwa Gozen at a young age and lived on this mountain, may have looked at the statue of father and son with a sense of longing.