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Abe no Seimei
安部晴明
alternative words: Abeno Seimei, Abe Seimei, Abenoseimei
keywords:
famous person
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mystery
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philosophy
related topics:
Onmyodo
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Heian period
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Konjaku monogatari
related web sites:
http://kodansha.cplaza.ne.jp/abeseimeijinja/
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http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand/1608/kotenindex.html
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http://www.people.or.jp/~seimei/
explanation: The most famous specialist of onmyodo in Heian period. Born in 921 and died in 1005. A legend says that his mother would be a fox (fox was considered an animal having magical power in Japan). First he learned the astrology from Kamono Tadayuki and became a doctor of onmyodo attached to the imperial court. His exploits of predicting natural catastrophes and divination are abundantly cited in Konjaku monogatari.
En no ozunu
役の小角
役の行者
alternative words: Ennoozunu, Enno ozunu, En no kimi ozunu, En no gyoja, Ennogyoja, Enno gyoja
keywords:
famous person
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mystery
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religion
related topics:
Shugendo
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Asuka period
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Nara period
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Ninja
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Shoku nihongi
related web sites:
http://server1.seafolk.ne.jp/~enigma/ennoozunu.htm
explanation: Sorcerer of late Asuka and early Nara period. According to Shoku Nihongi, he practiced asceticism at Mt Katsuragi in Asuka region and was banished in 699 to Izu province because people would be troubled by his magic. Able to fly in sky, walk on waters or block others by thought, En no ozunu was considered the founder of Shugendo and venerated by Ninja. There exist many legends about him all over Japan.
Fusui
風水
風水学
alternative words: Feng shui, Fuusui, Fusuigaku, Fu sui
keywords:
architecture
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china
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mystery
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philosophy
related topics:
Onmyodo
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In-yo go-gyo setsu
related web sites:
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/fengshui/index/
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http://www.mine.ne.jp/yasuyuki/fusui/
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http://www.jsdi.or.jp/~nao/
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http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~matchi/
explanation: Invented in China 3000 years ago as an art to choose the locality of a capital, it became soon an art to choose the locality of any buildings and their architecture. Fusui had known a tremendous development in China and other Asian nations by associating other Chinese sciences such as In-yo go-gyo setsu because Fusui was considered to influence human destiny. Recently Fusui has been recognized even by scientific community because of the importance of an environment on human behaviors.
In-yo go-gyo setsu
陰陽五行説
alternative words: Inyo gogyo setsu, Inyogogyosetsu, On-yo go-gyo setsu, Onyo gogyo setsu, Onyogogyosetsu
keywords:
china
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mystery
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philosophy
related topics:
Onmyodo
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Asuka period
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Fusui
explanation: Philosophy of Chinese origin. Inyo doctrine (Inyo setsu) interprets every thing with a positive-negative opposition like female-male or day-night, while Gogyo doctrine (Gogyo setsu) considers the Universe made with 5 basic elements (tree, fire, soil, metal and water) and their transitions. These 2 initially distinct doctrines had been merged to form Inyo-gogyo doctrine (Inyo gogyo setsu). It had arrived to Japan as a part of Onmyodo astrology during Asuka period.
Jindai moji
神代文字
alternative words: Jindaimoji, Holly script, Shinto script
keywords:
korea
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mystery
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shintoism
related topics:
Invasion of Korea
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Shintoism
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Nara period
related web sites:
http://www.age.ne.jp/x/oohashi/
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http://www.ne.jp/asahi/kami/asi-pon/jindai.html
explanation: There exist many shinto documents written with holly scripts (jaindai moji) such as "Uetsu fumi" or "Hotsuma zutae", being pretended by the nationalists that Japan should have had her own scripts before the introduction of kanji characters. They are all phonetic scripts based on 5 vowels so they should be invented after Nara period when Japanese language had 8 vowels. They may have originated from Korean alphabet, hangul, that Japanese brought during Hideyoshi's Korean campaign.
Kappa
河童
keywords:
mystery
related topics:
Yanagita Kunio
related web sites:
http://www.shinetu.mpt.go.jp/komagane/kappa/kappakan.html
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http://www.echna.ne.jp/~tohno/
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http://www1.sphere.ne.jp/shikama/
explanation: Amphibious monsters supposed to live in Japanese rivers and ponds. Green colored, they are of the size of a human child and able to walk with 2 legs on the land but die when their dish on the head's top is dried up. They were feared to be responsible of water accidents by drowning victims. They may be imagined from a confusion with the otters.
Oni
鬼
alternative words: Demon, Fiend
keywords:
buddhism
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mystery
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religion
related topics:
Buddhism
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Onmyodo
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Nara period
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Heian period
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Setsubun
related web sites:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad-Desert/7644/
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http://www.people.or.jp/~yoshiyasu/index.htm
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http://www.waw.ne.jp/youkai/9802/trad.DBindex.html
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http://www.park.org:8888/Japan/CSK/hyakki/
explanation: Initially it designated spiritual and neutral beings like gods or death's souls. Under the influence of Buddhism in Nara period, it became awful creatures who fill the hell, then everything of demoniac and harmful even in the current world. Finally when the society became unsecured at the end of Heian period, it designated brigands or bandits. Oni is frequently represented with 2 horns and tiger's fur because Oni's gate should be bull-tiger direction (ushi-tora), i.e. north-east according to Onmyodo.
Onmyodo
陰陽道
陰陽道
alternative words: Onmyo-do, Onmyo do, Onmyoudo, Onmyou-do, Onmyou do
keywords:
china
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mystery
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ninja
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philosophy
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religion
related topics:
In-yo go-gyo setsu
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Abe no Seimei
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Heian period
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Ninjutsu
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Oni
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Fusui
related web sites:
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~skydog/
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http://www.people.or.jp/~seimei/
explanation: Astrology of Chinese origin. It interprets every human activity and fate with an astrology based on Inyo gogyo setsu It had been introduced into Japan in the 7th century by Buddhist priests, but unable to build complex astrological apparatus, only the divination branch had known a significant development. After Heian period, it has been degenerated to simple popular superstitions. Abeno Seimei (921-1005) is the most famous specialist of this discipline.
Shugendo
修験道
alternative words: Shugen-do, Shugen do, Shugendou
keywords:
mystery
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religion
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shintoism
related topics:
Esoteric Buddhism
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Shingon sect
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Tendai sect
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Yamabushi
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Heian period
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Nara period
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Shintoism
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En no ozunu
related web sites:
http://www1.tcnet.ne.jp/miko/
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http://www.os.rim.or.jp/~yfuku/
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http://www.coara.or.jp/~daikoin/
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http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/~nijitu/index.htm
explanation: Merging a mountain faith proper to Japan and Esoteric Buddhism coming from China, this religious practice had become popular during Heian period though En no ozunu of Nara period is considered the founder. It consists to carry out ascetic religious disciplines in mountains in order to increase the spiritual power. The members of this religious order are called "Yamabushi" and usually adhere to Shingon or Tendai sects. Their favorite training grounds are Mts Dewa, Futara, Ontake, Hakusan etc.
Tengu
天狗
keywords:
god
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mystery
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religion
related topics:
Heian period
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune
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Yamabushi
related web sites:
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~fd4h-krng/
explanation: Humanoid creatures living in Japanese mountains. They were wearing clothes like training Buddhist monks (Yamabushi) and feared to be responsible of kidnapping thanks to their magical powers (able to fly with their fan and to make themselves invisible). Because of their physiognomy (red face and great nose), there exists a thesis that they might be survivors of a wrecked Arabic or Jewish merchant ship. Minamoto no Yoshitsune was considered as a Tengu because of his ability when he was young.
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