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やまぶし 山伏
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Noun
1. yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō​See also 修験道
Noun
2. itinerant Buddhist monk​
Wikipedia definition
3. Yamabushi​Yamabushi are Japanese mountain ascetic hermits with a long tradition as mighty warriors endowed with supernatural powers. They follow the Shugendō (修験道) doctrine, an integration of mainly esoteric Buddhism of the Shingon (真言) sect, with Tendai (天台宗, Tendai-shū) Buddhism, Taoism, and Shinto (神道) elements.
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山臥 【やまぶし】
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山臥: Rarely-used kanji form.

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