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It is a general term for devils, demons and evil beings. In Japanese polytheism, it is an antonym of 神族 (shinzoku), "the tribe of gods". A maō is a king or ruler over mazoku. For instance, in Bible translations, Satan is a maō. In polytheism, the counterpart of maō is 神王 (shin'ō), "the king of gods".
An akuma (悪魔) is an evil spirit in Japanese folklore, [1] [2] sometimes described in English-language sources as a devil or demon. [2] [3] An alternative name for the akuma is ma (ま). [4] Akuma is the name assigned to Satan in Japanese Christianity, and the Mara in Japanese Buddhism.
The name given to an assortment of ox-headed monsters that appear on beaches and attack those who walk there. Ushi-onna A kimono-clad woman with a cow's head, the opposite of the kudan. Ushirogami A one-eyed, footless female spirit who sneaks up behind people to pull on their hair. Uwan A spirit named for the sound it makes when surprising people.
Japanese oni (鬼), on the other hand, are evil beings that have substance, live in certain places in the human world, such as mountains, have red or blue bodies with horns and fangs, are armed with kanabō (metal clubs), and can be physically killed by cutting with Japanese swords. [16] [10] [14]
' evil spirit ') – A malevolent spirit, demon or devil. Akuryō Taisan (悪霊退散) – A spell or command to dispel a malevolent spirit, demon, or devil. One of the earliest uses of this phrase can be seen in Dōjōji. Ama (天, lit. ' heaven(ly) ') – The divine/deva realm of incarnation, the highest realm on the Wheel of Reincarnation.
These are, rather than gods, more like yūki (meaning ghosts and yūrei), [18] or evil spirits. [ 1 ] In the San-yūtei Enchō of classical rakugo , there was a programme titled "Shinigami" , but this was something that was not thought of independently in Japan, but rather from adaptions of the Italian opera the Crispino e la comare [ 19 ] and ...
One of the amanojaku's best known appearances is in the fairytale Uriko-hime (瓜子姫, "melon princess"), [2] in which a girl miraculously born from a melon is doted upon by an elderly couple. They shelter her from the outside world, and she naively lets the amanojaku inside one day, where it kidnaps or devours her, and sometimes impersonates ...
Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...