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Yoshie Kimura, the main antagonist from Death Forest, is an Onryō. She died when exploring the forest with her classmate, from being beaten to death by an unknown person. Mizu, the protagonist of the 2023 Netflix series Blue Eye Samurai shares many similarities with, and is often compared diegetically to, an Onryō.
Zhong Kui. Zhong Kui (Chinese: 鍾馗; pinyin: Zhōng Kuí; Korean: 종규, romanized: Jonggyu; Japanese: 鍾馗, romanized: Shōki; Vietnamese: Chung Quỳ) is a Taoist deity in Chinese mythology, traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings. He is depicted as a large man with a big black beard, bulging eyes, and a wrathful ...
Wrathful deities are a notable feature of the iconography of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, especially in Tibetan art. These types of deities first appeared in India during the late 6th century, with its main source being the Yaksha imagery, and became a central feature of Indian Tantric Buddhism by the late 10th or early 11th century. [2][1]
v. t. e. Heruka (Sanskrit; Tibetan: Wylie: khrag 'thung) is the name of a category of wrathful deities, enlightened beings in Vajrayana Buddhism that adopt a fierce countenance to benefit sentient beings. In East Asia, these are called Wisdom Kings. Herukas represent the embodiment of indivisible bliss and emptiness.
Paladin. The paladin is one of the standard playable character classes in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. [1] The paladin is a holy knight, crusading in the name of good and order, and is a divine spellcaster. From 1st through 3rd edition, paladins were required to maintain the Lawful Good alignment.
Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson. 1974. 3 booklets, 112 total (36, 40, 36) The original Dungeons & Dragons was published as a boxed set containing three separate booklets: Volume 1: Men & Magic. Volume 2: Monsters & Treasure. Volume 3: Underworld & Wilderness Adventures. Greyhawk. Gary Gygax, Robert J. Kuntz.
Acala or Achala (Sanskrit: अचल, "The Immovable", IPA: [ˈɐt͜ɕɐlɐ]), also known as Acalanātha (अचलनाथ, "Immovable Lord") or Āryācalanātha (आर्याचलनाथ, "Noble Immovable Lord"), is a wrathful deity and dharmapala (protector of the Dharma) prominent in Vajrayana Buddhism and East Asian Buddhism. [1]
This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (/ daɪ.əˈnaɪsəs /; Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος Dionysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness ...