Onipedia Demons of Japan

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Onipedia - 鬼ペディア　- Oni Demons - ABC-List - Index -
- - Table of Contents - -
Dämonen von Japan - 日本の鬼の研究　-鬼学入門 -
mamono　魔物　ogre


- Shrine Ho-Un no Miya 宝雲宮 Katsuyama -

The demons have played an important role in Japanese folklore. In the past without electricity or Internet, nights were dark and frightening, especially in the ancient cities.
Oni demons help to explain many natural phenomenon.
They are part of many rituals and rites.
Many Oni hang around places of departure and divide, like city gates, rivers and bridges, crossroads or mountain passes.

The demons of the Buddhist hell are a special group, and are quite fearful in the imagination of humans.
. jigoku no oni 地獄の鬼 demons of the Buddhist hell .

A counterpart of Oni is the AKUMA 悪魔, translated as Devil (but a bit different from the Christian image of THE Devil (Teufel) or Satan.)
evil spirit, fiend, ...


. Oni 鬼　Demon art motives - Gallery .
. chawan 茶碗　tea bowls and rice bowls .
. dorei どれい / 土鈴 clay bells .
ｆヴぉｔヴぉ. hariko 張子 papermachee dolls .
. kokeshi こけし wooden dolls .
. maneki neko, manekineko 招き猫 beckoning cat demon .
. tsuchi ningyoo 土人形 tsuchiningyo clay dolls .
. tsurushibina つるし雛 / 吊るし雛 small hanging hina dolls .
. yakimono 焼物 pottery with Oni .

. - - - ONI 鬼 - words starting with ONI - - - .


. reference, books and links about ONI .

Oni with individual names are marked with *****.
The character for oni 鬼 is also read as KI.

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. Ainodake 間ノ岳の鬼面雪形 Demon face in the snow .

. Akagi 赤城山の鬼と榛名山の鬼 Mount Akagi and mount Haruna legends . **

. akuma no Daruma 悪魔 Daruma the Devil .
- investigating the Christian concept of Devil / Satan versus the Japanese akuma　

. akaoni, aka-oni 赤鬼 red demon .
..... Aka-Oni 赤鬼 - - - Ii Naomasa 井伊直政, (1561 – 1602)

. Amanojaki, Amanojaku 天邪鬼　あまんじゃき "heavenly evil spirit " . - "heavenly evil spirit"
天探女（あまのじゃく） - Amanosagume / 天探女（あめのさぐめ）/ 天佐具売 Amenosagume
Amanojaku statue in the eaves at temple 岩船寺 Gansen-Ji, Kyoto
Amanojaku no Chikaramizu 天邪鬼の力水 Power-giving water / Kobo Daishi 弘法大師 and Amanojaku
a very special Jaki.

. Amewakahiko, Ame-Waka-Hiko 天若日子 / 天稚彦 Ame no wakahiko .
Oni Dragon Deity

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- - - - - -　animal names with ONI

. oni yanma 鬼やんま devil's dragonfly .
Anotogaster sieboldii


. genjuu 幻獣 Genju, mysterious creature, cryptid. Kaiju .
kitsuneoni, kitsune-oni 狐鬼　fox-demon
kumaoni, kuma-oni 熊鬼 bear-demon
- - - - - onikuma oni-kuma 鬼熊 Demon-Bear Yokai
nekooni, neko-oni 猫鬼 cat-demon
torioni, tori-oni 鳥鬼 "bird demon" - bird skulls with horns


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. aooni, ao-oni 青鬼 blue demon / green demon .

. Aoni shuuraku 青鬼集落 "Green Demon" Aoni village, Nagano .
Aoni Hokujō, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun -青鬼神社　Aoni Jinja （Aooni Jinja )
善鬼大明神 Zenki Daimyojin （御善鬼様 O-Zenki Sama) - The Benevolent Demon
O-Zenki no Yakata お善鬼の館 Mansion of Zenki - Museum

. araoni, ara-oni 荒鬼 "wild demon" .

Architecture and Oni vocabulary *
- source : JAANUS - keyword 鬼

***** . Ayo no sato no oni 阿用郷の鬼 from Izumo, Shimane .



. Bakemono, O-Bake お化け Ghosts and Demons .

beer - named oni
- Shiga

. Benevolent and helpful Oni 優しい鬼　yasashii oni .

Beppu　別府　Oni legends and articles - see Oita

. Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Hell paintings .
- Murakami Takashi 村上隆 exhibition 2017

. Buson, Yosa Buson haiku about Oni .
Buson Yokai Emaki 蕪村妖怪絵巻 Buson Monster Scroll


chirizuka kaioo, Chirizuka kaiō 塵塚怪王 Chirizuka Kaio "strange king of the dust heap"
a red, hairy demon who resembles a small oni.
- source : yokai.com/chirizukakaiou -


. Daruma oni　だるま鬼 ー reddo debiru レッドデビル red devil Daruma .

. Dodomeki, Todomeki 百々目鬼 / 百々眼鬼 Oni with 100 eyes .

. Dragons 龍　竜　- Oni demon on a dragon surfboard .


Edo 江戸 the demons of Edo // 14 to explore

. eki oni 疫鬼 (エキオニ) // eki ki, eki-ki (えきき） Oni bringing disease
ekki 疫鬼（えっき） // 寃鬼 enoki, enki "Disease Demon" ，


. ema　絵馬　votive tablets .
5 legends to explore
. ema 「鬼」の絵馬 - amulets .
..... Shiga

. Enku 円空仏 master carver and his Otsu-E Oni Statues .

. Enma Ten 閻魔天、閻魔王 Emma, the King of Hell - Yama .



female Oni demons - List *

. Fudoo, Fudo Myo-O 不動明王と鬼伝説　Oni Demon Legends and Fudo .
不動明王の邪鬼退治 Fudo and Jaki

***** . Fujiwara no Chikata no Yonki 藤原千方の四鬼 The four demons of Fujiwara Chikata .

. Fuku wa Uchi, Oni wa Uchi! 福は内、鬼は内 . - Chant at Setsubun
ONI 鬼 is seen as a pun with 大荷 "a big load of merchandise"

fuufu no oni 夫婦の鬼 demon couple
4 to explore / 鬼の夫婦 01 / 鬼夫婦 01

. Fuujin 風神 Fujin Wind God / Raijin 雷神 God of Thunder .
oni no gyoozui 鬼の行水 Demon taking a bath

***** . Fuuma Kootaroo, Fūma Kotarō 風魔小太郎 Fuma Kotaro .
(? - 1603) Ninja, Onimusha　鬼武者 Demon Warrior / Manga Onimusha: Warlords


. gaman sama　がまんさま "endure the hardships" .
- Oni statues at 菊名神社 Kikuna Shrine, Yokohama, Kanagawa

- gargoyle - referece -

. gaki 餓鬼 hungry demons, hungry ghosts .
「施餓鬼」法会 Segaki Rituals
..... Oita

. Gaki Kyosai 画鬼暁斎 Kyosai, the Demon of painting . - Kawanabe Kyosai

*****. Gagoze ガゴゼ, 元興神 (元興寺 / ガゴジ　/ ガンゴジ) . - temple 元興寺 Gango-Ji, Nara

***** . Gedoomaru 外道丸 Gedomaru .
at the foot of Mount Ibukiyama 伊吹山の麓

. Gishiki 魏石鬼八面大王 Hachimen Dai-O and 鬼臼 Demon Mortar .
魏石鬼窟 Gishiki cave / 魏石鬼の岩屋 (Azumino, Nagano)

godai ma-o son　五大魔王尊　Five Gread Monster Kings skulls *
- reference photos -

***** . Goki 五鬼 - descendants of Oni .
Five children of Zenki and Goki : 五鬼助 Gokijo, 五鬼継 Gokitsugu, 五鬼上 Gokijo, 五鬼童 Gokido, 五鬼熊 Gokikuma
- Shugendo Priest 五鬼助義 Goki Sukeyoshi is now in the 61st generation.

. Go Nagai 永井豪 Nagai Go - Demon Paintings .

. gooki 豪鬼 The Yokai monster Goki . *

. gyuuki, gyūki 牛鬼 "bull-demon" - Ushi-oni .


ha 鬼の歯 oni no ha, teeth of an oni
11 to explore - . see eyes, oni no me

. HAIKU - Oni to Haiku 鬼と俳句　Haiku with Demons .
- - - - - . oni sudaku togakushi no fumoto soba no hana .
Buson is talking about - kijo momiji　鬼女紅葉 The Female Demon called "Momiji" - Togakushi

. hamaki　破魔鬼　demon mask to ward off evil .

. Haseo Sooshi, Haseo sōshi 長谷雄草紙 Haseo Soshi scroll .
Ki no Haseo 紀長谷雄 (845 – 912) playing Sugoroku with an Oni

. hate no hatsuka 果ての二十日 the final day 20 of the year .
- the day when all appeased Oni become free

. Heike densetsu　平家伝説 legends about the Heike clan and Oni .

. Hitohoneyama, Hitoboneyama 人骨山の鬼伝説 Boso, Chiba . and Rokub Pilgrims 六十六部

. hone　鬼の骨 the bones of Oni demons .
- including atama　頭 scull (head)

. hyakki yagyoo 百鬼夜行 Night Parade of One Hundred Demons .


. imi 忌み / 斎み imi - taboo, ritual abstinence .
imibi. kijitsu, kinichi 忌日 taboo day
忌 鬼 14 to explore (00) /// 斎 鬼 15 to explore (00)

. Ino Mononoke Roku 稲生物怪録 The Ghost Experience of Mr. Ino . - 1749

. Iwatesan 岩手山の祠と鬼伝説 Oni Legends . **


. jaki 邪鬼 / じゃき - Jaki　. - "heavenly evil spirit"

. jigoku 地獄 the Buddhist Hell - Contents .

. jigoku no oni 地獄の鬼 demons of the Buddhist hell .
. jigokue, jigoku-e 地獄絵 paintings of the Buddhist hell / 地獄草子 Jigoku Soshi - Hell Scroll
. Sanzu no Kawa 三途の川 River Sanzu, the river on the way to hell .
. Enma-O 閻魔天、閻魔王 the King of Hell, Emma
. Jigokudoo 地獄堂 Jigoku-Do "Hall of Hell" - 全興寺 Senko-Ji Osaka


. jinja - 鬼神社　list of Shinto shrines with ONI . *

. Jooki 浄鬼 （常喜） Joki -- Jooman 浄満 （常満） Joman .
from 滋賀県大津市葛川坊村 Shiga, Otsu, Katsuragawa


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. kadomatsu　鬼と門松　New Year pine decorations .
and Setsubun hiiragi 柊 holly decorations

. Kagura 神楽 Dance masks of Oni - Noh men 能面 .

. Kaisei 魁星 the Star Demon .
- and Bunshoosei 文昌星 Bunshosei

. kakure-oni 隠れ鬼 "hidden oni", kakurenbo, hide and seek .

. kaijuu 怪獣 Kaiju - mythological beasts and animals .
genjuu 幻獣 Genju, mysterious creature, cryptid - Oni are among them

. kami　神　Shinto deities / Japanese gods .
kami to oni 神と鬼 the Deities and Demons of Japan

. kanaboo, kanabō 鬼に金棒 Kanabo, the iron club of an Oni .
- Oni ni kanabo

. Kano Kazunobu 狩野一信 　(1816 - 1863) .
- 五百羅漢図　500 Arhats and 「六道 地獄」 Rokudo Hell

. Kanoozan 鹿野山の鬼 Kanozan, Boso, Chiba . **

. karada - oni no karada 鬼の体 body features of an Oni Demon .
oni no shintai　鬼の身体 - oni no sugata　鬼の姿 - from head and horns to toes and nails


. Kasha 火車 Kasha Demon "burning chariot" .
- and 音誉上人 - 音誉聖観上人 Saint Onyo Shokan Shonin

. Kawanabe Kyoosai 河鍋暁斎 Kawanabe Kyosai (Gyosai) (1831 - 1889) . - Painter
- Jigoku Dayu 地獄太夫 Hell courtesan
- 暁斎百鬼画談 Kyosai - tales and paintings of 100 demons
- 画鬼 暁斎 Gaki Kyosai and Josiah Conder
- Night Parade Of Hell Creatures: Bizarre Demonic Art By Kyosai

. Kegon Engi-E　華厳縁起絵 Picture Scroll of the Kegon sect .

. Kesen 気仙 / ケセンの鬼の国 Kesen is the land of the Oni . - Iwate
and the 蝦夷 Emishi leader 赤頭 Akagashira.

. kidan 鬼談 Demon stories - talk about demons and Yokai .
- 夜窓鬼談 Yaso Kidan "Night-window demon talk" and other collections

. Kidokushu, Shinben Kidokushu 神便 鬼毒酒 Sake to kill an Oni .

. kidoo 鬼童 Kido, "child demon" .

. Kidoomaru, Kidōmaru 鬼童丸 Kidomaru . *
..... a robber and a magician.

. Kiichi Hôgen, Kiichi Hoogen 鬼一法眼 Kiichi Hogen .
and Minamoto no Yoshitsune - in 文楽 Bunraku and 歌舞伎 Kabuki

. kijin 鬼人 / onibito オニビト "human demon" . (tr)


Ki Jinja 鬼神社（きじんじゃ）"Demon Shrine" - see 鬼沢 Onizawa, Aomori

. Kijin Jinja 鬼鎮神社 - Saitama .
with Oni Ema
..... "Fuku wa uchi! Oni wa uchi! Akuma soto!"

***** . Kijin no O-Matsu 鬼神のお松 The female bandit O-Matsu .
"The Evil Omatsu"

***** . kijo momiji　鬼女紅葉 The Female Demon called "Momiji" . ..... . Togakushi 戸隠・荒倉岳と鬼女紅葉 . **

***** . Kijoo, Murakami Kijoo 村上鬼城 Murakami Kijo . - (1865 - 1938) Haiku poet

. kikoku 鬼哭 crying of an unhappy dead soul .

. Kikotsuji, Kikkotsuji 鬼骨寺 Kikotsu-Ji "Temple of Oni bones" .

. kimengani 鬼面蟹 crabs with a demon face .
- onigani 鬼蟹 demon crabs

. Kimen-zan 鬼面山 Mount Kimenzan . - Nagano

. kimon 鬼門 / 忌門 demon gate / Kimon Konjin 鬼門金神 .
in the ushi-tora 丑寅 North-eastern direction

. kioo 鬼王 Kio, Ki-O - Demon King . *
稲荷鬼王神社 Inari Kio Jinja, Tokoy

kioni, ki oni 黄鬼 yellow oni *
- 黄金四つ目の仮面 - 鬼享を鼓す - 鬼を避（ふせ）く oni o fuseku
- ekiki eki-ki 疫鬼（えきき）/ 餓鬼草紙 and more Oni lore
- reference source : blog.goo.ne.jp/katodesuryoheidesu -


kiraigoo, ki raigoo 鬼来迎 Kiraigo, welcoming the demons

. kisai 鬼才 "demon genius" , genius .

. kisha 鬼射 "hitting the demon" ritual with arrow shooting .

. Kishibojin 鬼子母神 "Child eating demon mother" .
..... 訶梨帝母 Kariteimo - Kangimo 歓喜母 - Hariti - and many legends about her
..... 鬼子母神堂　Hall for Kishimojin
..... kishi megami　鬼子め神　"child eating female deity" at 身延山 Mount Minobusan


. kishin, kijin, onigami 鬼神 "Oni Deity", "Demon Deity" .
yuuki 幽鬼 Yuki - revengeful demon or monster spirit
goryoo 御霊 Goryo- vengeful spirits
..... Iwate *, Shiga,
魔羅鬼神 Mara Kishin (Kijin) - a revengeful demon 霊鬼神
(50 legends to explore)
. Onigami shuraku 鬼神集落 Onigami village - Akita .


. kishitoo 鬼舐頭 the hair falls out in a circle 円形脱毛症 .

. Kishitsu Shusui - Fukushin 鬼室集斯 - Korean: Gwisil Jipsa (around 660) .
- and 鬼室神社 Kishitsu Jinja, Hino, Shiga and the battle 白村江の戦い Hakusonko no Tatakai

. kitan 鬼譚 "demon stories", "demon tales" .
..... kitan sooshi 鬼譚草紙 Kitan Soshi "demon stories"
..... anya kitan 暗夜鬼譚 Demon Tales of a Dark Night
..... tsukumo kitan つくも鬼譚 stickers
..... 石見牛鬼譚 Iwami Gyuki Tan - Tales of the bull-demon from Iwami

. Kitaro - gegege no Kitarō ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 .
..... Shigeru Mizuki (水木 しげる, Mizuki Shigeru)


. kitsune to oni 狐と鬼　伝説 Legends about fox and demon .
31 to explore / ..... Shiga

koki-ita 胡鬼板（こきいた） a kind of 羽子板 hagoita

Konjaku Monogatari 今昔物語 "Tales of Times Now Past"
- late Heian period tales of many demons and monsters - setsuwa 説話 religious teaching stories *
- reference -


. kubihiki 鬼の首引き neck tug of war of the demons .
..... 朝比奈義秀の鬼の首引き Asahina Yoshihide

. kubire-oni 縊れ鬼 / くびれ鬼 strangler demon - - iki, itsuki 縊鬼 / いつき .


. Kuki shi 九鬼氏 Kuki ke 九鬼家 the Kuki clan, Kuki family .
- Kuki Yoshitaka (九鬼嘉隆) (1542 – 1600) // - Kuki Moritaka (九鬼守隆) (1573 - 1632)
- Kuki suigun 九鬼水軍 the Kuki navy, Toba, Mie

. Kukiyama 九鬼山 "Nine Demons Mountain" (Yamanashi) .
and the brave 桃太郎 Momotaro

. kurooni, kuro-oni 黒鬼 black Oni, black demon .


. kyoogen, oni kyoogen 鬼狂言 Kyogen performances with Oni .
- Asahina 朝比奈 Asahina
- Hoorai no shima 蓬莱の島の鬼 the Oni of Horaijima
- Oni no mamako 鬼の継子 The Stepchild of an Oni
- Yao 八尾 - 常光寺 Joko-Ji and the Yao Jizo 八尾の地蔵


kyuuketsu ki 吸血鬼 Kyuketsuki, vampire, blood-sucking demon

. Landscape, Nature and Oni Legends - shizen 自然と鬼伝説　 .

. Landscape and more Oni Legends .
by Toyota Toki とよた 時 / 画房【とよだ 時】 Toyoda Toki

. Legends about Oni 伝説 - Regional list .
From Aichi to Yamanashi

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ma 魔 evil, devil - akuma 悪魔 devil, Satan
- reference source : search.kotowaza-allguide.com -
54 proverbs to explore

. Makka マッカ（赤鬼）"All Red " - Hiroshima 小屋浦 Koyaura .

. mame 魔滅 to wipe out demons, mame 豆 bean at Setsubun .
Kurama no oni taiji 鞍馬の鬼退治 driving out Oni at Kurama

. mamono 魔物と伝説 Mamono Demon Legends .
madoo 魔道 - まどう / mamono no toorimichi 魔物の通り道 / masuji, ma-suji 魔筋
100 to explore

. manhooru マンホール manholes with Oni .

. matagi 又鬼 / マタギ bear hunters .
- - - mata oni ni naru　又鬼　"I have to become a demon again"
36 to explore

matsuri　祭り - see Oni Matsuri festivals with Oni

. mayoke men 魔よけ面 Demon amulets to ward off evil . .

. me　鬼の目, 鬼の眼 / medama 鬼の目玉 - 伝説 eyes of an Oni - Legends .

. men, oni no men 鬼の面 mask of an Oni / kimen 鬼面 .

. men buryuu 面浮立 - 鹿島の面浮立 / 浮立面 demon masks . Saga 佐賀県

. Mochi Oni　餅鬼 demons made from rice cake dough .

. Momotaro 桃太郎 the Peach Boy - 桃太郎昔語 and Onigashima Island .


. Nagata Jinja 長田神社 Shrine in Kobe .
mochiwari oni 餅割鬼 mochi-breaking demon // shiri kujiri oni 尻くじり鬼 "buttocks-prodder" demon
ichiban taroo oni 一番太郎鬼 first main demon
uba oni 姥鬼 old woman demon // hoosuke oni 呆助鬼 "dumb" demon

. namahage なまはげ the Oni of Oga, Akita .
..... 出羽鶴　本格焼酎　-　なまはげ Namahage Shochu Liquor

Nara　奈良 - なら散策日記 with 489 episodes about the local ONI
- reference source : narasaku.com -
. Nara 4 legends - tokimoo . **

. nehanzu 涅槃図 Nirvana paintings of Buddha's death scene .
- Even the Oni are weeping . . .

nekooni, neko-oni 猫鬼 (tenoni, ten-oni 天鬼, skull without horns)
- neko-oni no wabi shoomon 猫鬼の侘び証文　Fukushima * - see genju


. netsuke 根付 . with Oni .

. Nichosai　耳鳥斎 painter of demons . - Tokoroten

. Nihon no Oni Koryu Hakubutsukan 日本の鬼の交流博物館 Museum of Japanese Domons .

. Nihon Ryooiki, Nihon Ryōiki 日本霊異記 Nihon Ryoiki
Ghostly Strange Records from Japan .

. Ninnaji 仁和寺 Ninna-Ji, Kyoto - Hell paintings .

. Noh Drama 能 "The world of Noh" - and its demon masks .
kishin 鬼神 - Tobide portraying demons or savages, and Beshimi portraying goblins such as Tengu.


. Odaigahara 大台ヶ原の鬼と山の神と弥山の神 legends . **


. Oita 大分県の鬼伝説　Oni Demon Legends .
..... Kijima 鬼島 Demon Island ..... kichoo 鬼鳥 "demon bird" ..... oni no ido 鬼の井戸 the Demon well ..... 鬼ケ原の幽霊 The Ghost of Onigahara
..... 鬼の石段 stone stairs made by a demon
..... Hachiman Jigoku no Oni　八幡地獄の鬼 *

. omamori, o-mamori お守り amulets to ward off the demons .

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. - - - ONI 鬼 - words starting with ONI - - - .

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onsen 温泉 hot spring / oniyu 鬼湯 "demon hot spring"
4 to explore
..... Oita
湯かけ鬼蔵 （ゆかけきぞう）
source : noboribetsu-spa.jp


. oomagatoki, Ōmagatoki 逢魔時 / 大禍時 "demon dusk" .
- Chimimōryō, chimi mooryoo 魑魅魍魎 Chimi Moryo - demons of mountains and rivers

. origami 鬼 折り紙 folded paper Demon dolls .

. Otsu-E 大津絵 Paintings from Otsu .
Oni no nenbutsu, nembutsu　鬼の念仏 Demon saying Amida prayers

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- - - - - - plant names with ONI

. hoozuki 鬼燈 － 鬼灯 - ほうずき Hozuki, Chinese lantern plant .
ground cherry, lampion flower, winter cherry, husk tomato, Physalis alkekengi

. oniyuri 鬼百合 tiger lily .
ko oniyuri 小鬼百合　Lilium leichtlinii


. Kikyoo 鬼臼 Kikyo . Podophyllum versipelle *

plant names with ONI, a long list
平安時代に成立した辞書に鬼とは、隠（おん）のなまったもので”隠れて姿を表さないもの”と書かれています.
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. proverbs and sayings with demons 鬼とことわざ　ONI to kotowaza .

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. Rashomon Gate 羅生門 - Rashomon no Oni .

rinki 林鬼 a Shogi stone
林鬼（りんき）は、将棋の駒の一つ。本将棋にはなく、大局将棋に存在する。 成ると右鵰。右鵰の駒名を「古鵰」とする説もある。 元の駒, 動き, 成駒, 動き. 林鬼（りんき）
wikipedia
and . . . 百鬼林

. Rozan-Ji Kyoto 廬山寺 : Oni of three colors. .
The red one symbolizes Greed, the blue (green) one Anger and the black one Stupidity.

. Ryuutooki 龍燈鬼 Ryutoki and Tentooki 天燈鬼 Tentoki. Dragon-lantern-carrying demon



. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro 坂上田村麻呂 and the Oni from Iwate .
Oodakemaru 大嶽丸・大竹丸・大武丸・大猛丸 Odakemaru / Ootakemaru オオタケマル Otakemaru
Akagashira no Takamaru 赤頭の高丸 - Aterui and the Emishi
and in Tono the Oni Hitokabemaru 人首丸

. sakaki oni 榊鬼 Sakaki demon . - Aichi

sake 酒 rice wine and Oni legends
鬼　酒　- 48 to explore
. sake label with Oni - Taneda Santoka .

. Sanki Son 三鬼尊 Three venerable Oni .

. sanki, yamaoni, yama-oni 山鬼の鬼伝説 Mountain Oni Demon .
onisurusuishi 鬼臼石 / オニスルスイシ Oni Surusu Ishi

***** . Sankichi Oni　 サンキチ鬼 The Demon Sankichi .
- Akita Sankich San 秋田三吉さん from Mount Taiheizan 太平山

. saruoni, saru-oni 猿鬼 Monkey-Demon .
at Iwaido Shrine

. Sazae-oni　栄螺鬼 / さざえ鬼　haunted turban shell . 　– A turban snail that turns into a woman.

. setsubun　節分 oni wa soto 節分　－　鬼は外　demons get out! .
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. Shiga 滋賀県の鬼伝説　Oni Demon Legends .

. Shikigami 式神 / シキガミ, Shiki no Kami 式の神 Shiki deity, demon or ghost .
- and Abe no Seimei 阿倍晴明 (921 - 1005)

. Shimane 島根県 鬼伝説 Oni Demon Legends .


. Shinchuu, Shinchū 神虫 Shinchu, "The Divine Insect" .
a deity depicted as a silkworm moth. It has a great appetite for Oni demons, devouring 3000 in the morning and 300 in the evening.

. shinigami 死神 God of Death "Grim Reaper" .

. Shinto and Oni 神道と鬼 .

. Shiro Oni Studio シロオニスタジオ "White Demon" . - Gunma

. Shitenno 四天王 four Ten deities stepping on 邪鬼 Jaki . *


. shita, oni no shita 鬼の舌 tongue of an Oni .

***** . Shooki, Shōki 鍾馗 Shoki, the Demon Queller .

***** . Shuten Dooji 酒呑童子 Shuten Doji "Sake Child" Demon .
..... Ibaraki-doji, his disciple, 鬼越山　Onigoeyama in Ibaraki
..... Kidoomaru 鬼童丸、鬼同丸（きどうまる）Kidomaru
..... Oni no dookutsu 鬼の洞窟 Oni’s cave
..... Oni-take Inari Jinja 鬼岳稲荷神社 Shrine
..... Oni-iwa 鬼岩 Demon boulder - Hyogo, Gifu and others *
..... Onikoroshi (onigoroshi) 鬼殺し "killing the demon" - Sake

. sumoo 鬼の相撲 Sumo wrestling of the Demons .
..... Oni no Sumoba 鬼の相撲場　The Devil's Sumo Ring


sword　刀 katana, blades to kill an Oni - onikiri, Onimaru
..... Shiga



. Tanzawa 丹沢の鬼伝説　Demon Legends .
..... Onigatake 鬼ヶ岳

tearai oni 手洗鬼 hand washing demon
ALTERNATE NAMES: kyojin no ojomo (giant ojomo; a local term for monster, Shikoku)
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tiger pants - 虎柄のパンツ
. oni no koshimaki 鬼の腰巻 - oni no fundoshi 鬼の褌
oni no pantsu 鬼のパンツ pants of an oni - loincloth .
..... Oni no pants, a children's song

. toodaiki, todai ki 灯台鬼 Demon with a candlestick .
..... 藤原有国　Fujiwara no Arikuni (943 – 1011)

torii 鳥居の鬼 shinto shrine gate - see oniko
2 to explore / Iwate, Akita . . .
. oniko, oni-ko 津軽の鬼子伝説 Tsugaru, Aomori .


. Toriyama Sekien 鳥山石燕 (1712 – 1788) and his Oni paintings .
..... Gazu Hyakki Yagyō 画図百鬼夜行 "The Illustrated Night Parade of a Hundred Demons"

. Tosa 土佐光信 Tosa Mitsunobu (1434 - 1525) .
..... 星光寺縁起絵巻 Seiko-Ji Engi Emaki - Legends about the origin of Seikō-ji

. Tsubakuro 燕岳 Mount Tsubakuro and Oni legends . **

. tsuina 追儺 "demon exorcism" rituals at Setsubun .
.... hoosooshi, hōsōshi 方相氏（ほうそうし）Hososhi, demon exorcist

. tsuno　鬼の角　the horns of Oni demons .
some have two, some have one and some have no horns
53 to explore

. Tsunoochiyama 角落山 Mountain, "horns of the Oni fell down" . - Gunma


. ukiyo-e 浮世絵　"pictures of the floating world" with Oni .

. unagi to oni 鰻と鬼　the Eel and the Demon . - Gifu, 粥川 Kayugawa

. ushioni, ushi-oni gyuuki, gyūki 牛鬼 "bull-demon" .
..... ox-headed monsters
Ushioni fuchi 牛鬼淵 riverside of Kochi

warau . oni ga warau 鬼が笑う to make an Oni laugh .
. 栃木県 Tochigi 馬頭町 Batomachi .


. Yama no Kami and Oni 山の神と鬼 Mountain God .
Niigata, Sado, - - - 蓋井島 Yamaguchi Futaoijima Island, ...

. Yabitsu ビツ峠 / 餓鬼道伝説 Pass in Tanzawa .

Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来　and oni 鬼 demons
- The three demons 英胡 Eiko, 軽足 Karuashi and 土熊 Tsuchiguma of 大江山 Mount Oeyama

. yatai to oni 屋台と鬼　Oni decorations on festival floats .
. yatai　屋台 - danjiri だんじり festival floats .


yonki 四鬼, see Fujiwara no Chikata no Yonki 藤原千方の四鬼 The four demons of Fujiwara Chikata


. yookai, yōkai 妖怪 Yokai monsters - List .
They are often translated as demons.

. yooki 妖鬼 Yoki - Yokai Monster Demon .
- and kaii, kai-i 怪異 strange things

. Yukijin 湯鬼神 Demon Guardian of the Hot Springs .
..... Oni 登別の鬼　The Demons of Noboribetsu Hot Spring, Hokkaido


***** . Zenki 前鬼 and his wife Goki 後鬼 .


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Oni – The classic Japanese demon. It is an ogre-like creature which often has horns.

. Kihachi 鬼八（きはち) and 健磐龍命 Tateiwatatsu no Mikoto .

. Oni 鬼　Demon Amulets .

. Oni 鬼　Demon art motives - Gallery .

. Onibaba 鬼婆 The demon hag of Adachigahara .
(onibaba 鬼婆々 - 52 legends to explore)
..... Oita, Shiga

. Onibabari 鬼払い driving out the demons .
oniyarai 鬼遣らい / nayarai, na yarai 儺（な）やらい

. Onibashi 鬼橋 the Demon Bridge .
and Taishaku Ten

. Onibashiri 鬼走 running demons for Setsubun .
- and Oni eshiki 鬼会式 Demon Festival

. onibi 鬼火 "demon fire", "devil's fire" - Will-o'-the-wisp .
- kitsunebi 狐火 "fox fire"
. onibi no saiten 鬼火の祭典 ritual .
- at Kinpusen-Ji, Zao-Do, Nara

. onibue 鬼笛 "demon flute" .
..... aobabue 青葉笛flute with green bamboo leaves, priest Jōzō 浄蔵 Jozo (891 - 964)

onidaiko　鬼太鼓 great Demon drum, see
. ondeko 鬼太鼓 (おんでこ) Demon's Drums from Sado island 佐渡国 .

. onifu 鬼符 amulet to subpress demons . - from China

. Oni Fudoo 鬼不動 Oni Fudo Myo-O . - Fukui

. Onigadake, Onigatake 鬼ヶ岳 / Onidake, Onitake 鬼岳 mountai names .
..... Onigaoka　鬼が丘 / 鬼ヶ丘　"Deomon Hill"

. Onigajaya, Oni-Ga-Chaya 鬼ヶ茶屋 Oni teastall . - at Oeyama

Onigajoo 鬼ヶ城 / 鬼ケ城 Onigajo "Demon Castle"
There are quite a few to explore.
- . in Iwate 岩手県 - 鬼ケ城 .
- . in Mie, Kumano 三重県 Mie 熊野市 Kumano .
. in Nagano 小県郡 Chiisagata district 真田町 Sanada town .
. in Tottori 若桜鬼ヶ城 Wakasa Onigajo.
- . in Yamaguchi 山口県 - 鬼ヶ城.
- - - . Haiku about 鬼ヶ城 .

. onigani 鬼蟹 demon crabs and kani-oni 蟹鬼　Crab-Demon monster .
..... kimengani 鬼面蟹 crabs with demon faces // Heikegani 平家蟹

. Onigashima　鬼が島 /　おにが島　Island where the Demons live .
- and Megishima 女木島 Megijima, Kagawa

. onigawara 鬼瓦 demon roof tiles .

. onigiri, oni-giri おにぎり/ お握り / 御握り rice balls as Demons - Setsubun .

. Onigo Matsuri 鬼子祭り "Demon Boys Festival" .
..... Kokuseki-Ji Naked Man Festival 黒石裸祭 Kuroishi Festival

. onigokko, oni-gokko 鬼ごっこ game of tag / onigoto 鬼ごと .
ko o toro ko toro 子をとろ子とろ / 子を捕ろ子捕ろ "get hold of a child, get it!"

. Onigomori 鬼籠 Kiko - Oita .

. Onihagi　鬼萩 "Demon Hagi" 萩焼 Hagi-yaki pottery .

. Onihakamura 鬼墓村 "village of the Demon grave .

Onihitokuchi, oni hitokuchi 鬼一口　 One-eyed demons that kill and eat humans.
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. Oni jinja 鬼神社 "Demon Shrine"list of Shinto shrines with ONI .

. oni kenbai 鬼剣舞 "demon sword dance" Iwate .

. oniko, oni-ko　鬼子 Oni from Tsugaru, Aomori .
..... torii no oniko 鳥居の鬼コ Demons of the Toorii gates
鬼子 - also read as kishi and onigo

. oniko 鬼鼓 demon drum .

. Onikobe village 鬼首村 "Demon Head Village" Miyagi .

. Onikobe Kaido 鬼首街道 Onikobe Highway - "Demon Head Highway" .
Onikoobe onsen　鬼首温泉　Onikobe Hot Spring / 鬼首峠 Onikobe Toge pass

. onikura 鬼倉 the storehouse of the demons / オニフスベ oni fusube.
..... Calvatia nipponica (onifusube mushroom オニフスベ)

. onimanjuu, oni manjuu 鬼饅頭 demon's cakes .
This is a local souvenir in rememberance of the 大江山鬼伝説 Demon Legend of Oeyama Mountain

. onimatsu 鬼松 demon pine tree .

. oni matsuri 鬼祭り Demon Festivals of Japan .

***** . Onimusha　鬼武者 Demon Warrior / Manga Onimusha: Warlords .
(? - 1603) Ninja, Fuuma Kootaroo, Fūma Kotarō 風魔小太郎 Fuma Kotaro

oni-musume 鬼娘 demon daughter

. oni ni naru 鬼になる to become a demon 　 .


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. oni no hi 鬼の碑 memorial stone of an Oni .
..... oni no kooshintoo 鬼の庚申塔 Oni no Koshin-To stone

. oni no ido 鬼の井戸 the well of the Demon .

oni no iwaya 鬼の岩屋　- 2 legends to explore
..... Shuten Doji

oni no kan 鬼の館 Oni Museum
..... 「鬼」という文字の解説 - explaining the character for ONI
. Kitakami 北上市・鬼の館 . *


. oni no kan nenbutsu 鬼の寒念仏　－ 大津絵 Otsu-E pictures .
Oni no nenbutsu, nembutsu　鬼の念仏 demon praying in the cold

. Oni no manaita 鬼の俎 / 鬼のまな板 "Devil's cutting board" .
and - Oni no Setchin 鬼の雪隠 "Devil's lavatory" "Demon's toilet" - stone formations in Asukamura, Nara

. oni no miira　鬼のミイラ mummy of an Oni .

. oni no sato 鬼の里 villages with Oni legends . *

. oni no satori 鬼の悟り enlightenment of an Oni .


. oni no yado 鬼の宿 - ritual at Setsubun .
天河神社 - Tenkawa Jinja, Nara

. oni no zashiki"鬼の座敷 "Living room of the Oni". - Aichi


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. oni nori Issun Boshi 鬼乗り一寸法師 riding a demon .


. Onioi matsuri, oni-oi matsuri　鬼追い祭り .
at Kumano shrine 熊野神社, Soo town 曽於市, Miyazaki

. oniokoze, oni-okoze オニオコゼ（鬼鰧、鬼虎魚) Inimicus japonicus - devil stonefish .
22 legends to explore

. Onimaru 鬼丸 / 鬼切丸 Onikirimaru sword .
- dooji kirimaru 童子切丸 Doji Killer Blade

onimatsu 鬼松 demon pine tree
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. Oni no Ishimaru　鬼の石丸, Fujioka . - Gunma

. oni no shison 鬼の子孫 / onisuji 鬼筋 - descendants of Oni .
Yase Dooji 八瀬童子 Yase Doji, Yase no Doji, Hase Doji

. onishi, oni-ishi, oniishi 鬼石 Onishi Demon Stone -"ogre stone" .
鬼石原 Oniishihara in Miyagi / Onishi Jinja 鬼石神社 Onishi Shrine - 鬼石明神 Onishi Myojin
Oniishi Bozu Jigoku 鬼石坊主地獄 Beppu, Oita / Oniishi no Yu 鬼石の湯 Hot Spring
鬼場 Oniba, Chino town, Nagano

. oni shookan 鬼将官 Oni Shokan, "Demon General" 加藤清正 Kato Kiyomasa .

. onisube, oni sube 鬼すべ "smoking out the demons" ritual .
..... 大宰府天満宮 Dasaifu Tenmangu


onitaiji, oni taiji 鬼退治 driving out the demons
during the Setsubun rituals and in regional legends
26 to explore - (Oni ?in jigoku hell)

. Onitake - 鬼獄神社 Onitake Jinja / 鬼嶽稲荷神社 Onitake Inari Jinja .

. . . . . oni to bijutsu 鬼と美術 - Japanese Demons and Art
- - - - - . oni omamori 鬼お守り　Demon Amulets .
oni to natta onna 鬼になった女　the woman who became an Oni (Aichi)

. Onitorichoo 鬼取町 Onitori Cho village . -Nara
and Onitorisan 鬼取山 "Mountain of capturing the Demons" Zenki and Goki

. Onitsura 上島鬼貫 Uejima Onitsura (1660 - 1738) . - Haiku Poet

. oniuchigi, oni uchigi 鬼打木 firewood to ward off the demons .
onigi 鬼木（おにぎ） "demon's firewood" / oniyokegi 鬼除木 /firewood to keep the demons away
..... onisaegi, oni saegi 鬼障木 / onioshigi 鬼押木 / oniuchiboo, oni uchiboo 鬼打棒

. oniuchi, oni uchi matsuri 鬼打ち祭 festival of hitting the demons .
..... saru-oni 猿鬼 Monkey-Demon

. Oni Udon 鬼うどん Noodle Restaurant / Chichibu, 定峰峠の鬼うどん .

. Oniwakamaru 鬼若丸 - Musashibo Benkei .

. oni wa soto 鬼は外 "Demons, get out!" .
. oni wa uchi 鬼は内 Demons come in! .
oni MO uchi 鬼も内 (Good luck come in and) Demons come in! - chanting at Setsubun

. oniyama 鬼山, oni to yama 鬼と山 mountain names and Oni demons .

. Oniyashiki 鬼屋敷 Oni Yashiki quarters .

. oniyo 鬼夜 "demon's night" fire festival .
..... Daizenji Town, Kurume, Fukuoka

. oniyoozu 鬼揚子 Oniyozu kite .

oniyu 鬼湯 hot spring - see below, onsen

. Onizawa 鬼沢 town in Tsugaru, Aomori .

. onizuka 鬼塚 / オニヅカ Demon Mound and Kofun .
- Ushioni-Zuka 牛鬼塚

----- If you did not find your ONI keyword here, please check a long list with ONI proverbs:
. 鬼とことわざ　ONI to kotowaza - proverbs and sayings with demons .

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Koorinboo 宰府高垣高林坊 / 宰府高垣高森坊 Korin-Bo
Korinbo, Saifu Takagaki - Fukuoka

He is one of the
. 四十八天狗 48 Important Tengu of Japan .

He lived on Hoomanzan 竈門山（宝満山) Mount Homanzan, on the border between 筑紫野市 Chikushino
and 大宰府町 Dasaifu.



Mount Hōman
The mountain is about 830 m high.
It is an important site for Shugendo, and a famous place for rock climbing.
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杖道発祥の地　Mount Homanzan is the place where"the Way of the Stick" to defend oneself originated.

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Jōdō　杖道　Jodo literally means the way of the stick.
Shinto Muso Ryu (SMR) evolved in the castle town of Fukuoka, in the north west of the main southern island of Kyushu.
SMR is a 17th Century art that matches a practitioner equipped with a 4-shaku 2-sun 1-bu (128 cm) long stick against a swordsman. In its complete “old school” (koryu) form SMR comprises seven sets of jo kata, and several ancillary weapon sets including kenjutsu, walking stick (tanjo), sickle and chain (kasuirgama), war fan (tessen) and other arts besides.
It was founded by Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi, a master swordsman of the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu who embarked on warriors quest (musa shugyo), travelling Japan, looking for opponents to duel.
SMR tradition relates that he met Miyamoto Musashi (possibly in Edo) suffering his only defeat to the two sword (Nito) technique. Following this he travelled seeking answers to the juji-dome block.
At Mount Homan in Kyushu,
above the castle town of Fukuoka he spent 37 days meditating and training – and received a revelation from the Tengu (long-nosed winged demons, famous as the source of several martial traditions) to take the round pole and place it on the water of the moon (Water Moon, or Suigetsu, is the Japanese word used in budo to indicate the solar plexus on the human body).
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Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi 夢想權之助勝吉 Muso Gonnosuke
was a samurai of the early 17th century and the traditional founder of the Koryu school of jojutsu known as
Shintō Musō-ryū (神道夢想流 / 神道無想流) Shinto Muso-Ryu.

He is perhaps most famous for his duels with the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.
- His first duel with Miyamoto Musashi
- Seclusion, Jojutsu and the second duel
The outcome of the second duel, or even that a second duel occurred, is not conclusively known. The stick-fighting school he founded maintains that Gonnosuke, now armed with the jo, defeated Musashi through the use of the superior length of the jo to keep Musashi's swords out of range of Gonnosuke and thus hinder him from using the X-shaped technique effectively. Gonnosuke had Musashi at his mercy but let him live as a way of returning the favour granted in the first duel. ...
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宝満宮竈門神社 Homan-Gu Kamado Jinja
883 Uchiyama, Dazaifu, Fukuoka



- - - - - Deities in residence
Tamayori-hime, Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū

From the 中宮 Middle Shrine the 行者道 Shugendo Path begins.
About half way up there is the Tengudo 天狗道 Tengu Path, but this is now forbidden for hikers and tourists.

- HP of the shrine
- source : kamadojinja.or.jp -

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. Miyamoto Musashi 宮本武蔵 (1584 - 1645) .
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source : collections.lacma.org

Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Tengu
Alternate Title: 宮本無三四
by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)

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And was the great Miyamoto Musashi not nicknamed "the little Tengu",
he who remained undefeated after more than sixty duels ?

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by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 185)

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Tengu Geijutson　天狗芸術論 The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts　
Discourse of the God Tengu on the Art of the Sword
Neko no myoojutsu 猫の妙術 Neko no Myojutsu
The Cat's Eerie Skill / The Cat's Uncanny Skill / The Mysterious Technique of the Cat
佚斎樗山 Issai Chozan (Chozanshi) (1659 - 1741)
Die wunderbare Kunst einer Katze
tr. Karlfried Graf Dürckheim (1896-1988)



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This collection of parables written by an eighteenth-century samurai is a classic of martial arts literature. The tales are concerned with themes such as perception of conflict, self-transformation, the cultivation of chi (life energy), and understanding yin and yang. Some of the parables seem light and fanciful, but they offer the reader valuable lessons on the fundamental principles of the martial arts; “The Mysterious Technique of the Cat” is iconic.
The “demon”
in the title story refers to the mythical tengu, who guard the secrets of swordsmanship. A swordsman travels to Mt. Kurama, famous for being inhabited by tengu, and in a series of conversations he learns about mushin (no-mind), strategy, the transformation of chi, and how the path of the sword leads to the understanding of life itself.
The author, Issai Chozanshi,
had a deep understanding of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto, as well as insight into the central role of chi in the universe—points that are succinctly explained in William Scott Wilson’s fine introduction and extensive endnotes. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to truly understand the philosophical underpinnings of martial arts, and how these principles relate to our existence.
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A Graphic Approach to Musashi and Demons: Shambhala's “The Book of Five Rings”
and
“The Demon’s Sermon on the Martial Arts”

..... The story revolves around a young would-be swordsman who ventures into the deep woods to seek the instruction of the tengu, the mythical bird-men of Japan who were said to have instructed the legendary hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune in the ways of warfare. Coming across a group of them holding a discussion in a tree, he settles in to eavesdrop and benefit from their wisdom. The title is somewhat of a misnomer-tengu aren’t demons in the Western sense of the word (that being malevolent beings or spirits from Hell) but more like ‘forest spirits’. Wilson here chooses to break “The Demon’s Sermon” into several parts and use it as a framework to structure the shorter stories. This allows the short stories to reinforce and expand upon the concepts brought up by the tengu, as well as letting the tengu introduce the concepts to be spotlighted in the short stories.
An interesting choice by Wilson, it helps to tie the work together as a unified whole rather than a series of stories. Many of the ideas are the same as those looked at by Musashi in “Five Rings”, again showing how Buddhist and Confucian ideals found their way into sword training. The tengu discuss the concept of no-mind or emptiness, using your chi (the energy that flows through everything) correctly, the importance of practice and discipline, and how adaptability and lack of attachment are vital.
Humorously, the tengu also find most martial arts schools to be lacking in their instruction with too great an emphasis on rigid technique.
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. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

. Mingei 民芸　Regional Folk　Art from Japan .

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Tengudo Tengu-Do realm

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Tengudoo, tengudō 天狗道 Tengudo, the Realm of Tengu
Tengukai　天狗界　

A realm outside the six realms of existence:

. Rokudoo 六道 Rokudo, Six Realms of Existence .
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The World of Devas or Gods
The World of Asuras, Demigods, Titans, Fighting Demons
The World of Humans
The World of Animals
The World of Hungry Ghosts
The World of Hell

This word is now also used for many things,
including manga, restaurants, gourmet groups and martial arts fighting styles.



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Tengu have long been considered the main enemies of Buddhism in Japan.
Tengu are one kind of yokai which there is a direct path to becoming: a human that is so wicked, so evil, that they do not even deserve hell can become a tengu. They are reborn in Tengu-do, or the realm of tengu — a place outside of the wheel of reincarnation from which there is no escape.
Tengu never get a chance at becoming a Buddha or being reborn in a better world.
They are stuck there forever, as a yokai, forever apart from happiness and barred from enlightenment.
- source : matthewmeyer.net

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During the times of retired emperor Go-Shirakawa 後白河天皇 （1127 - 1192, tengu were seen as
tenma 天魔 heavenly evil spirits

. Tenma - Maten 摩天 .
- a deity who is tempting and disturbing human beings.

天主大魔王: Sixth Heavenly Pillar Deity.
Number six in the Buddhist realm of lust, greed and desire (yokuai, yokkai 欲界 .. kāma-dhātu. Kamadhatu), the highest realm.
People who are reborn in this heaven tend to take the pleasures of others for themselves and enjoy in the happiness of others.

Since a Tenma Tengu comes from a path of Buddhism, he can not enter one of the six realms of existence.
They live in a sphere outside Buddhism, free of any restraints, pursuing their own lust and desire without fear of punishment.


. Myooe Shoonin 明恵上人 Saint Myoe (1173 - 1232) .

A friend of priest Myoe named Gedatsu once had visitors from the Tengudo realm at his humble abode, who told him about the dangers of leaving the Buddhist path and venturing into dangerous terrain outside it.
Myoe used to tell his disciples to study the right path of Buddhism diligently and never think of leaving it.


. Daisoojoo 笠置山大僧正 - Tengu Daisojo, Kasagizan .
and Gedatsu Shoonin, Shōnin 解脱上人 Saint Gedatsu Shonin
Gedatsu shōnin Jookei, Jōkei 貞慶 Jokei (1155 - 1212)



Jokei belonged to the 法相宗 Hosso sect of Buddhism.
He was also called 解脱房 Gedatsu Bo and 笠置寺上人 Kasagidera Shonin, the Saint from Temple Kasagidera.
He believed in Shaka Nyorai, Miroku Bosatsu, Kannon Bosatsu and 春日明神 Kasuga Myojin.
In 1205, he founded 海住山寺 Kaijusen-Ji and spread the belief in Kannon Bosatsu.
He tried to use the power of the Imperial Court to suppress the activities of 法然 Saint Honen.

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テング【超級】攻略と適正キャラまとめ
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Tenma DaiTengu 天魔大天狗


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Tengu-do is a fictional fighting style created by Team Ninja, though when broken down it appears...
Tengu-do. Japanese restaurant offering natural blowfish...
Tengudo - Kibidango ...
Established in 1800, Ohishi-Tengudo Corporation is an old hand at the production of karuta...
TENGU-DO Fishing Sticker. ...
What Can't a Tengo do ? ...


- Not to mix with Tengudoo 天狗堂 Tengu-Do Hall
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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

. Mingei 民芸　Regional Folk　Art from Japan .

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