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  2. Glossary of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    ' malevolent demons ') – A demon or devil of perversity, a hindrance to the practice of purity in Shinto and the practice of enlightenment in Buddhism. Jichinsai ( 地鎮祭 , lit. ' ground-pacifying ceremony ' ) – A ceremony held by a Shinto priest on a site before the start of construction on the behalf of owners and workers to pacify and ...

  3. Kotodama - Wikipedia

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    This Japanese compound kotodama combines koto 言 "word; speech" and tama 霊 "spirit; soul" (or 魂 "soul; spirit; ghost") voiced as dama in rendaku.In contrast, the unvoiced kototama pronunciation especially refers to kototamagaku (言霊学, "study of kotodama"), which was popularized by Onisaburo Deguchi in the Oomoto religion.

  4. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A cart-like demon that descends from the sky, or a cat-like demon, which carries away the corpses of evildoers. Katawaguruma A type of wanyūdō, with an anguished woman instead of a monk's head in a burning wheel. Kawaakago A river spirit that pretends to be a crying baby to lure people in for pranks that sometimes prove fatal to the victim.

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    Translated into Latin from Baudelaire's L'art pour l'art. Motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. While symmetrical for the logo of MGM, the better word order in Latin is "Ars artis gratia". ars longa, vita brevis: art is long, life is short: Seneca, De Brevitate Vitae, 1.1, translating a phrase of Hippocrates that is often used out of context. The "art ...

  6. Tengu - Wikipedia

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    In the "Legends Mode" Tengus are an enemy type that can also summon crows to attack players. Tengu Man is a boss in the 1996 video game Mega Man 8 . In the 2003 television series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , an ancient mystical sword wielded by the great Tengu Shredder came into the possession of modern Tokyo ninja clan of the Foot and ...

  7. Oni - Wikipedia

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    An oni (鬼 ( おに )) (/ ˈ oʊ n iː / OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains. [ 2 ] Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like thunder and lightning, [ 2 ] along with their evil nature manifesting ...

  8. Hyakki Yagyō - Wikipedia

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    Hyakki Yagyō (百鬼夜行, "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" [2]), also transliterated Hyakki Yakō, is an idiom in Japanese folklore. Sometimes an orderly procession, other times a riot, it refers to a parade of thousands of supernatural creatures known as oni and yōkai that march through the streets of Japan at night. [ 3 ]

  9. Ibaraki-dōji - Wikipedia

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    Concerning Shuten-dōji, there are stories that he was born at the base of Mount Ibuki among other famous stories, but concerning Ibaraki-dōji, there are stories that he was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, and Ibaraki, Osaka among other places, and documented from various sources such as the Settsu Meisho Zue (摂津名所図会), Settsuyou Kendan (摂陽研説), and Settsuyou Gundan (摂陽群談).