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.

Traditionally, the kitty with her left paw raised brings in business and the kitty with her right paw raised brings in money. According to ancient legend, this cat stood in the doorway of the Gotoku-ji temple & raised her paw in the traditional Japanese beckoning gesture to a feudal lord who was passing by. He followed the cat into the temple & instantly a lightning bolt struck the place where the lord had been standing; the cat had saved his life.

From then on, the Maneki Neko has been considered an incarnation of the Goddess of Mercy. The Gotoku-ji Temple now houses dozens of statues of this Cat & owners of lost or sick cats stick up prayer boards with the image of the Beckoning Cat in this temple. .

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