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  2. Godai (Japanese philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Godai (五大, lit. "five – great, large, physical, form") are the five elements in Japanese Buddhist thought of earth (chi), water (sui), fire (ka), wind (fu), and void (ku). Its origins are from the Indian Buddhist concept of Mahābhūta, disseminated and influenced by Chinese traditions [1] before being absorbed, influenced, and ...

  3. Yūrei - Wikipedia

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    Yūrei (幽霊) are figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts. The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit". Alternative names include Bōrei (亡霊), meaning ruined or departed spirit, Shiryō (死霊), meaning dead spirit, or the more encompassing ...

  4. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Abumi-guchi. A small furry tsukumogami formed from the stirrup of a mounted soldier who fell in battle, it typically stays put and awaits its creator's return, unaware of said soldier's death. Abura-akago. An infant ghost that licks the oil out of andon lamps. Abura-sumashi.

  5. Kagu-tsuchi - Wikipedia

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    In the light novel High School DxD: Slash/Dogseries, Kagu-tsuchi is the Shinto God of Fire and also the patron deity of the Himejima Clan whom in turned blessed them with the power of spiritual flames. A descendant of the Himejima, Tobio Ikuse is the wielder of the Ame no Ohabari, the divine sword which killed Kagu-tsuchi.

  6. Onibi - Wikipedia

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    Onibi (Wakan Sansai Zue) Onibi (鬼火, "Demon Fire") is a type of atmospheric ghost light in legends of Japan. According to folklore, they are the spirits born from the corpses of humans and animals. They are also said to be resentful people that have become fire and appeared. Also, sometimes the words " will-o'-the-wisp " or " jack-o'-lantern ...

  7. Hitodama - Wikipedia

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    Hitodama. Hitodama from the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki by Toriyama Sekien. In Japanese folklore, hitodama (Japanese 人魂; meaning "human soul") are balls of fire that mainly float in the middle of the night. [1] They are said to be "souls of the dead that have separated from their bodies", [1] which is where their name comes from.

  8. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Kōjin (三宝荒神), is the god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen. Konjin (金神) Kotoshironushi (事代主神) Kuebiko (久延毘古), the god of knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow who cannot walk but has comprehensive awareness. Kukunochi, believed to be the ancestor of trees.

  9. Japanese dragon - Wikipedia

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    Watatsumi (海神, lit.'sea god') or Ryūjin (龍神, lit.'dragon god') was the ruler of seas and oceans, and described as a dragon capable of changing into human form. He lived in the undersea Ryūgū-jō (龍宮城, lit.'dragon palace castle'), where he kept the magical tide jewels. Toyotama-hime (豊玉姫, lit.'Luminous Pearl Princess') was ...