According to ancient legend, this cat
stood in the doorway of the Gotoku-ji temple and raised her paw
in the traditional Japanese beckoning gesture to a feudal lord
who was passing by. The feudal lord followed the cat into the temple and instantly,
a lightning bolt struck the place where
the lord had been standing. Thus 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, 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.
Now if this works for restaurants and shops in Japan, it should also work for
homepages on the world wide web!
So if you'd like a Maneki Neko for your cyberhome... or business... feel free to adopt one of
the little cybercritters at the top of this page. Traditionally, the kitty with her left paw raised
brings in business
and the kitty with her right paw raised brings in money. Or you can hedge your bets and adopt
both! All that we ask is that you please link your cat
back to this page so others can share in the luck by adopting Maneki Nekos of their own :-)
Just save the cat of your choice (right click your mouse button and
press "save as"), upload it to your homepage's
server and display it somewhere on your site with a link back to:
http://www.catanna.com/luckycat.htm
Wishing you the luck of the Beckoning Cat,
CatAnna & her meditative cats
Thanks to Digits.com we know that
you're thecatpurrson to cross our
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