Yamabushi on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
are Japanese mountain
The Yamabushi usually wear and bring the following clothes and items with them:
* Yuigesa (), a harness or sash adorned with
ascetic
Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures through self-discipline, self-imposed poverty, and simple living, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their pra ...
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 Chr ...
s. They are generally part of the syncretic religion, which includes Tantric Buddhism and Shinto
, also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...
.
Their origins can be traced back to the solitary Yama-bito and some (saints or holy persons) of the eighth and ninth centuries.
According to American writer Frederik L. Schodt:
Clothing and items
The Yamabushi usually wear and bring the following clothes and items with them:
* Yuigesa (), a harness or sash adorned with pom-pom
A pom-pom – also spelled pom-pon, pompom or pompon – is a decorative ball or tuft of fibrous material.
The term may refer to large tufts used by Cheerleading, cheerleaders, or a small, tighter ball attached to the top of a hat, a ...
s
* Kyahan (), sandals made from straw
* Tokin () which is a small hat-like adornment worn at the front of the head
* Shakujō (), a metal rod, held in their hands
* Oi (), backpack
* Horagai (), a conch shell, which they blow like a horn to bind evil spirits
See also
*Cunning folk
Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, White magic, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Their practices were known as the cunning craft. Th ...
* Mount Ōfuna
* Rishi
In Indian religions, a ''rishi'' ( ) is an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mention in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as "gre ...
* Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Monastery ( zh, labels=no, c=少林寺, p=shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a 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 o ...
* Yama-bito
* Yamabushitake
Further reading
* *References
Ascetics Japanese hermits Mysticism Religious occupations Japanese warriors Japanese words and phrases {{Japan-reli-stub