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are Japanese mountain
Yamabushi usually wear and bring the following cloths and items:(ja
Kotobanc Yamabushi
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ascetic
Asceticism (; from the el, ἄσκησις, áskesis, exercise', 'training) is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their p ...
hermit
A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...
s. They are generally part of the syncretic religion, which includes Tantric Buddhist
Vajrayāna ( sa, वज्रयान, "thunderbolt vehicle", "diamond vehicle", or "indestructible vehicle"), along with Mantrayāna, Guhyamantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Secret Mantra, Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, are names referring t ...
, Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...
, and Japanese Taoist elements.
Their origins can be traced back to the solitary Yama-bito The term or sanjin, as understood in Japanese folklore, has come to be applied to a group, some scholars claim,Raja, 556. of ancient, marginalized people, dating back to some unknown date during the Jōmon period of the history of Japan.Konagaya, ...
and some (saints or holy persons) of the eighth and ninth centuries.
According to author Frederik L. Schodt
Frederik L. Schodt (born January 22, 1950) is an American translator, interpreter and writer.
Biography
Schodt's father was in the US foreign service, and he grew up in Norway, Australia, and Japan. The family first went to Japan in 1965 wh ...
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Appearance of Yamabushi
Yamabushi usually wear and bring the following cloths and items:(jaKotobanc Yamabushi
/ref> * Yuigesa () *
Kyahan
are cloth leggings which were worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan. In Japanese, the word is also used for Western soldier's gaiters.
Description
were worn as padding underneath the samurai greaves (). Some types of c ...
() which guard both their feet.
* Tokin () which is a small hat.
* Shakujō (), a metal rod which they hold in hand.
* Oi (tool)
Oi or OI may refer to:
In biology
* Grey-faced petrel, also known by its Māori name ''oi''
* Orthostatic intolerance, a disorder of the autonomic nervous system
* Osteogenesis imperfecta, a group of genetic bone disorders
In business
* Oi (te ...
(), backpack.
* Horagai
''Horagai'' () (or ''jinkai'' ) are large conch shells, usually from ''Charonia tritonis'', that have been used as trumpets in Japan for many centuries. The instrument, which has served a number of purposes throughout Japanese history, has been ...
() an instrument made of conch shell, which they blow.
See also
*Cunning folk
Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Their practices were known as the cunning craft. Their services a ...
* Mount Ōfuna
* Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Monastery (少林寺 ''Shàolínsì''), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a renowned monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak of the So ...
* Yama-bito The term or sanjin, as understood in Japanese folklore, has come to be applied to a group, some scholars claim,Raja, 556. of ancient, marginalized people, dating back to some unknown date during the Jōmon period of the history of Japan.Konagaya, ...
Further reading
* *References
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