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	yamabushi@Everything2.com
		The term "yamabushi" is often associated with the Japanese mountain worship known as "Shugendo," but it is a catch-all term that can be applied to anyone who seeks enlightenment by living alone in the mountains.
		In earlier times, the yamabushi were credited with shaman-like powers such as healing by laying-on of hands, divining, and knowledge of the future, and would be sought out in times of desperate need.
		Modern yamabushi are much more likely to have a home nearby or even a family and spend only part of their time alone in the mountains.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=1442339 (289 words)

	Aikido Journal Home
		The shugyou training was done in a particularly intense and concentrated fashion by the Shugenja, the practitioners of Shugendou, such that the yamabushi came to be indentified with Shugendou, which became an organized religious movement in the late 12th century.
		Thus, the yamabushi gradually emerged from the mountains and, as sorcerers, healers, exorcists, local priests in charge of fertility rites, doers of spectacular rituals, spread Mikkyou Buddhism at a local level.
		The rituals of the yamabushi, with their mudras and ‘henbai’, were the roots in Japan of a tradition of ‘minzoku geinou’ (folk performing arts), the most ancient of which are the ritual dances known as kagura.
	www.aikidojournal.com /?id=424 (1206 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Shugendo Buddhism
		Shugendo nowadays is less practiced (only by Yoshino Yamabushi and Ishiyama-dera Shingon sect), but certainly retains an influence on modern Japanese religion and culture.
		Yamabushi often worked their way into Japanese myth, as is evident in the demon Saito Musashibo Benkei and the deity Sojobo tengu Master.
		In modern times, shugendo is practiced by the Yoshino Yamabushi of Dewa Sanzan (Tendai sect), Kinpusenji and Ishiyama-dera Shingon sects, but it retains an influence on modern Japanese religion and culture.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shugendo-Buddhism (511 words)

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	Tengu: The Legendary Mountain Goblins of Japan
		Many yamabushi were thought to possess magical powers derived from their ascetic practices and the sacredness of the mountains themselves.
		The yamabushi form of tengu became most popular and even the bird tengu were shown wearing the short robes and caps of priests.
		The king of all tengu is Sojobo, an elderly, white-haired yamabushi tengu.
	www.furyu.com /archives/issue2/tengu.html (1669 words)

	SHUGENDO
		Yamabushi roughly translated are "the one that sleeps in the mountain." The test of the "two stones" that they have accomplished is one of the many challenges that are interspersed along the trail.
		During the course of centuries, while the Yamabushi were traveling from village to village, their teachings would be disseminated into Japanese society, especially in the well populated cities.
		The intense experiences that the Yamabushi have experienced during the course of the days constitute at the same time the means and the purpose of the practice.
	members.shaw.ca /shugendo/monks.html (2401 words)

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		For yamabushi, this is in a deep cave, while for karasu-tengu, this is in the tallest trees.
		Though both groups do it a little differently - the karasu-tengu wander, while the yamabushi tend to stay in one place; the karasu-tengu find shelter wherever they can, while the yamabushi choose a cave, and remain there - their goal in life is the same.
		The yamabushi love their riddles… those who can best them at riddling are given a straight answer, and, possibly, some form of special gift… as a prize.
	im-chat.com /roompages/bushido/chars/tengu.htm (2194 words)

	FightingArts.com - Book Review:Tales Of The Hermit: Volume II — Yamabushi & Homecoming
		On a lighter side, Yamabushi and the Homecoming tales presented in this volume are straight forward and enjoyable for themselves.
		The Yamabushi warrior’s creed includes pre-emptive violence, and he believes it is often necessary to kill or be killed.
		In contrast to Naoto, the Yamabushi (named Haru) sees pre-emptive physical violence and the use of weapons to kill as effective and appropriate, a strategy that in the tale actually seem to work, at least as a short term solution.
	www.fightingarts.com /reading/article.php?id=316 (1217 words)

	Tengu - Japanese Buddhist and Shinto Slayer of Vanity (Yamabushi Tengu, Karasu Tengu)
		Tengu often are depicted wearing the yamabushi's distinctive cap and robe.
		The Yamabushi Tengu comes in two flavors -- the long-nosed goblin with human face or the beak-nosed goblin with human face.
		Over time, the folklore of tengu and yamabushi become intertwined, and even the crow tengu (karasu tengu) begin wearing the robes and caps of priests.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/tengu.shtml (3108 words)

	Holistic Hong Kong - February - Features (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Truly, little is really known about his youth and the historical records were written much later and almost surely written to establish an acceptable history for the Yamabushi, as happens in the case of princely lines and religious founders in an effort to prove their validity, and true lineage.
		The Yamabushi are interesting as seekers after the real and as in the case of the Buddhists, among others, insist that the only way to go is to uncover one's own truth.
		But anyway, I chose the Yamabushi because at a certain moment in my life what I was doing impinged on their particular sway and although there were a plethora of whizz-bang magical events surrounding those practitioners, these lent their dealings a splash of brightness that I found alluring if easily overlooked as of secondary importance.
	www.holistichongkong.com /2004-02/yamabushi.html (1153 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| Travel \| The path to enlightenment
		This is the way of the yamabushi, the fabled Shugendo monks who wander the undulating green mountains of the Kii Peninsula south of Kyoto.
		But for the full yamabushi effect, you have to subject yourself to three "tests" whose hardships, they believe, are milestones on the path to enlightenment.
		As it turned out, I didn't meet a genuine yamabushi until near the end of my trip, and he wasn't hiking up a mountain trail; he was presiding over the Seigantoji Temple, by far the most fetching of all those we visited.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=18,1765,0,0,1,0 (2425 words)

	Kiai Yamabushi Ryu
		Kiai Yamabushi Ryu combines the schools of Yamabushi Ryu Jiu Jutsu and Kiai Aiki Bu Jutsu into a single supporting body with a common philosophy and repertoire of techniques.
		Kiai Yamabushi Ryu aims to build from within, currently our clubs are small but new Dan grades are emerging gradually and new clubs are always being announced.
		Yamabushi Ryu translates as the of the mountain warrior school of martial arts.
	kiaiyamabushiryu.tripod.com /Nonframes/AboutBR.html (1184 words)

	Phayul Message Forums - www.phayul.com
		It is said that shape-shifting Tengu often take on the form of these mountain priests, and in turn, the ascetic priests often take on the guise of Tengu to deter the uninitiated from interrupting their seclusion.
		He became posthumously the founder of a tradition of mountain monks, known as 'yamabushi' and was a well organised religion by the Heian period (9-12th C).
		The followers, known as 'yamabushi' "those who lie in the mountains" or 'shugenja' "those who accumulate spiritual power or experience" through ascetic practices in the mountains such as fasting, seclusion, solitary meditation, group pilgrimages, chanting incantations and sutras, sitting or standing under waterfalls.
	www.phayul.com /forums/showPost.aspx?postID=109453 (355 words)

	Japanese sacred site for men only
		But the yamabushi who follow the Japanese religion of Shugendo and other pilgrims have been climbing it since the ninth century, drawn by a belief that the two-hour ascent up its rocky trails will help them touch the spiritual world above, while leaving their earthly concerns below.
		With a final clap to draw the attention of the mountain's spirit, the yamabushi pass without pause through the "Off Limits to Women Gate." The barrier is hardly imposing, little more than a stumpy marker forged from three old logs.
		The yamabushi and, later, trainee Buddhist priests on the mountain were supposed to be engaged in a test of strict self-denial at least until they came down to avail themselves of the numerous brothels awaiting them at the bottom.
	www.williams.edu /go/native/omine.htm (920 words)

	About Shugendo
		Shugendo was the religion, Yamabushi the practitioners, and the mountains of Japan are where it all transpired.
		The term Yamabushi directly translates into 'one who sleeps in mountains', and was used to describe those ascetics who, like En, chose the mountains exclusively as their ascetic training grounds.
		The outfits of the Yamabushi often consisted of a Buddhist hood (tokin) and surplice (kesa), and a white robe (signifying purity).
	arvigarus.bravehost.com /history_001.htm (1749 words)

	Yamabushi
		The Yamabushi's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (nature/religion) (Int), Listen (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), and Survival (Wis).
		Spells per Day: When a new Yamabushi level is gained, the character increases in caster level and spells per day as if he had gained a level in any one divine spellcasting class he belonged to before he added the prestige class.
		Yamabushi take penalties for wielding incorrectly sized weapons as though the increased size were their base size.
	www.angelfire.com /in4/nomine/yamabushi.htm (719 words)

	Yamabushi - the Third Force
		The Yamabushi recluse who undergoes spiritual disciplines in the mountains is not a subject of great interest to the average Japanese and has long been considered by the public simply as a commoner, a farmer, or maybe a hunter-guide in the mountains without any profound teaching.
		The Yamabushi never achieved the reputation of the Zen Sect Buddhists, for example, with Zen's relation to the classical arts and aesthetics; but in medieval times the Yamabushi were a force to be reckoned with both in the sacred and secular worlds.
		This fact itself meant that the Yamabushi who were priests had to engage themselves in giving another orientation to their immediate society and as this brought them into conflict with the powers, they had to do this in disguise, so to speak.
	home.pacific.net.hk /~tonyhen/yama1.html (1621 words)

	Metropolis - Japan travel: Yamagata - The Yamabushi Experience
		These are the yamabushi, mountain ascetics who stand under icy waterfalls, race up and down mountain slopes and walk across beds of glowing coals.
		Fully committed yamabushi gather annually for a seven-day retreat known as akinomine, which literally means "autumn peak." They participate in order to discipline themselves and gain as much power from the mountains as they possibly can.
		Supervised by master yamabushi, participants follow a daily schedule that includes running through the mountains, observing traditional rituals and abstaining from solid food.
	metropolis.co.jp /tokyotravel/tokyojapantravelarchive349/320/tokyojapantravelinc.htm (1041 words)

	Yamabushi Design
		YAMABUSHI is an attempt to show the world through the eyes of the love and devotion to the most high.
		YAMABUSHI started as a channeled idea that was so intense that I could not deny it.
		We have spirits to acknowledge, past allegiances held dear, utmost respect for the divine due seen, sharing and communication are key and universal.
	www.yamabushidesign.com /about.php (1187 words)

	E-Budo.com - Yamabushi
		Weren't the Yamabushi all slaughtered by Nobunaga or one of the Tokugawa?
		Yamabushi does NOT mean "mountain warrior"- no-no-no. The kanji R• means "to lay down in the mountains".
		However, the popular mythology, manga and movies get the facts a little skewed; for instance Yamabushi were sometimes thought to be tengu, and are represented in folk art masks as men with long noses, or vice-versa if you like.
	www.e-budo.com /forum/showthread.php?t=26807 (953 words)

	rulebyblood - Yama Bushi - Pictures
		It was said, many years agao, that such a man was in love, and held a woman in his arms and joy in his home.
		This was, if one is to believe legends, when the Yamabushi was a samurai.
		His blade is quick and strikes down any man. But many who are lost in the mountains tell of a man who will gladly trade fish for a story, a meal with a friend and wine for company.
	www.greatestjournal.com /userinfo.bml?user=rulebyblood (411 words)

	Nikon Net : On The Road Again : Karin Muller
		While in training, the Yamabushi are not allowed to wash their clothes or brush their teeth.
		They are elusive folk, though if you hike deep into the wilderness and listen carefully, you may hear the haunting three-tone melody of their conchs carried on the wind.
		This is said to simulate death and eventual rebirth as a sacred being.
	www.pdngallery.com /cobrand/nikonnet/ontheroad/karin_muller/muller02.html (198 words)

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		In a moment, another, smaller group of Yamabushi arrived and were ceremoniously challenged at the entrance by two Yamabushi guardians.
		In a kind of Noh play dialogue...the newcomers, through their leader, were asked the meaning of the term Yamabushi and the reason for each of the elements of the costume.
		Four Yamabushi with water scoops, meanwhile, were dipping water onto the sides of the fire--ostensibly to keep the flames under control, but perhaps also to give a bit of mechanical assistance to the magic.
	www.freepsychicnetwork.com /PsychicReadings.php?CatID=36&ArtID=58513 (1801 words)

	Japan: Yoshino - Yamabushi Fire Ceremony 2
		The yamabushi chant the Hanya Shingo (Heart Sutra) over and over as the drummer beats the rhythm on the large taiko drum.
		The sticks may be purchased beforehand for a small contribution to the temple, and upon them a wish or prayer may be written.
		The belief is that the smoke carries the wishes and intentions upward to Fudo Myo-o, who is of great significance to the yamabushi (as well as the ninja) and may be seen as an archetype of a fierce Dharma protector and warrior.
	www.skydancers.com /japan/27yoshino6.html (189 words)

	Dojo Of Yamabushi: The KamiKai Orb - AnimeNation Anime Forums
		Yamabushi began as yamahoshi, isolated clusters (or individuals) of mountain hermits, ascetics, and 'holy men,' who followed the path of shugendō;, a search for spiritual, mystical, or supernatural powers gained through asceticism.
		Whether they felt they had to defend themselves from bandits, other monks, or samurai armies is questionable, but the idea of studying martial arts as a means to improve onself mentally and spiritually, not just physically, has always been central to Japanese culture, outside from the specific tenets of one religious sect or another.
		Strangley, The current Yamabushi master, also master of the dojo seems to have a ace up their sleeve.
	animenation.net /forums/showthread.php?t=197474 (3106 words)

	California Mountain Practices Of The Yamabushi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The practice part, on the other hand, cannot come from books, but can only be learned from those who themselves have practiced regularly and over a number of years.
		The Yamabushi practices in Japan have evolved into a myriad of forms while growing continuously for over a thousand years.
		This is the aim of the yamabushi in California.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /california_mountain_practices_of.htm (227 words)

	The Bugei Sword Discussion Forum :: View topic - Yamabushi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It has tons of pages on the Yamabushi and can get you a really good start for other books that are in the bibliography.
		There is quite alot to explain about Yamabushi so i suggest you buy some good books to find out more about them.
		Yamabushi are/were regarded most highly in Eastern Japan but they are sometimes despised in Western Japan.
	www.swordforumbugei.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=935 (1889 words)

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