Yamabushi

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Their origins can be traced back to the solitary Yama-bito and some Template:Nihongo (saints or holy persons) of the eighth and ninth centuries.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

According to American writer Frederik L. Schodt:

Clothing and items

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Appearance of the Yamabushi. They wear yuigesa, kyahan, and tokin. They hold a shakujō in their hands, and blow the horagai to prevent evil spirits.

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• Yuigesa ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), a harness or sash adorned with pom-poms
• Kyahan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), sandals made from straw
• Tokin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) which is a small hat-like adornment worn at the front of the head
• Shakujō ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), a metal rod, held in their hands
• Oi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), backpack
• Horagai ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), a conch shell, which they blow like a horn to bind evil spirits

See also

• Cunning folk
• Mount Ōfuna
• Rishi
• Shaolin Monastery
• Yama-bito
• Yamabushitake

Further reading

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References

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