I was wondering who exactly were these group and do they still exist or were they abolished like the Samurai.
Thanks !
I was wondering who exactly were these group and do they still exist or were they abolished like the Samurai.
Thanks !
Prince Loeffler
Shugyokan Dojo
Shugenja (Yamabushi) still exist. They are basically wandering mountain ascetics. Check these sites for further info. The first is by a French practitioner Sylvain Guintard.
http://members.shaw.ca/shugendo/intro.html
http://members.shaw.ca/shugendo/main.html
http://kobe-iyashi.hp.infoseek.co.jp/shugen.htm
http://heianjiten.fc2web.com/syugendou.htm
http://www.coara.or.jp/~daikoin/
http://www.pref.nara.jp/nara/kaido/e...en/main_sy.htm
Some of these have English if you can't read Japanese.
David Kemlo
Yes, those are some pretty interesting looking sites. Worth looking at.Originally Posted by Prince Loeffler
David Orange, Jr.
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Lao Tzu
Off hand, would you know if the Yamabushi are associated with the tengu or Sarutan Hiko?Originally Posted by Hattori
I will check out your links.
Thanks.
David Orange, Jr.
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"That which has no substance can enter where there is no room."
Lao Tzu
Don't know about that, but Carmen Blacker went along on an ascetic retreat with them. Read about it in her The Catalpa Bow. Also, check out Helen Hardacre. Also,Originally Posted by kimiwane
http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/...rs/pdf/172.pdf
http://www.fcc.sophia.ac.jp/academic...45_Umezawa.pdf
The JJRS site is terrific.
Don J. Modesto
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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A recent article in the English Daily Yomiuri suggested that Yamabushi could identify different types of Tengu. I'll have to rumage through the recycle box..Off hand, would you know if the Yamabushi are associated with the tengu or Sarutan Hiko?
Andrew Smallacombe
Aikido Kenshinkai
JKA Tokorozawa
Now trotting over a bridge near you!
Mr. Orange, Tsubaki Jinja in Mie ken Japan ( as well as Tsubaki America in WA.) has a very close relationship with SarutaHiko no Okami. Both shrines have practices that could be considered "yamabushi-like" ( mountain climbing, O-misogi ect). Jason HouseOriginally Posted by kimiwane
Jason House
Matsuba Dojo
Ah, I forgot. There's also The Marathon Monks of Mt. Hiei. I shudder to recommend Stevens, but while the book was pretty roundly savaged for its scholarly shortcomings in refereed journals, they did admit that the interviews of practitioners were good.
Don J. Modesto
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Good afternoon. Is anybody aware of an academic study of Yamabushi/Shugendo practitioners and the types of military/martial arts practiced if martial arts even had a role in training? I am aware of many studies in general on Shugendo but my Nihongo is terrible and I cannot discern if a study of that kind has been undertaken. Thanks for any comments.
Last edited by StephenBaker; 14th April 2014 at 21:18. Reason: Edited to refine my question.
Stephen Baker
"Never cruel nor cowardly, never give up, never give in." Doctor Who
Here's the reverse approach :
http://portal.dl.saga-u.ac.jp/handle/123456789/10886
Mr. Gatling and Mr. Goldsbury,
Thank you for the kindness of responding with suggestions.
I have been out of all research but for legal research for too long. My skills are rusty, but hopefully future questions will be more intriguing.
Thanks again.
Stephen Baker
"Never cruel nor cowardly, never give up, never give in." Doctor Who