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Yamabushi usually wear and bring the following cloths and items:(ja
Kotobanc Yamabushi
/ref> * Yuigesa () * Kyahan () which guard both their feet. * Tokin () which is a small hat. * Shakujō (), a metal rod which they hold in hand. *
ascetic
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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 C ...
s. They are generally part of the syncretic religion, which includes Tantric Buddhist, 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 ''Shint ...
, 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:
Appearance of Yamabushi
Yamabushi usually wear and bring the following cloths and items:(jaKotobanc Yamabushi
/ref> * Yuigesa () * Kyahan () 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 (tel ...
(), backpack.
* Horagai () 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
is a 653.1 metre high Japanese mountain in Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by ...
* Shaolin Monastery
* 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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