Talk:Yamabushi Kunihiro/@comment-2166962-20150215124110/@comment-31.33.217.53-20150315084841

According to some anime, they say 拙僧 "Sessô". ;)

Shugendô (the way to acquire spiritual powers) is an all-encompassing religion, it values almost all schools of Japanese Buddhism and there sûtra, and worship Shinto gods. Practionner of Shugendô are called Shugenja (practionner of Siddhi) or Yamabushi (he who sleep into the mountain). So yes, most modern Yamabushi are actually very devoted, or sometimes, hard core ascetics. Christian monks don't do Taki Shugyô in winter and stuff, after all. ^^'

There is verry few Yamabushi outside Japan, but there is an authentic one from France, also martial arts expert, Kuban, who has an account on You Tube and try to increase the number outside Japan.

Here is Hannya Shingyô (heart sûtra) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0xQ0LVi0A

Shugendô chanting is incredible and beautiful, often with a fast pace. And unlike chinese buddhism, japanese buddhism is Manly as fuck. And here is a reward : Izuna-gongen no kagura Tsurugi no Mai (God Izuna's kagura sword dance). In yore a hidden ritual performed only in front of the gods or in front of the Emperor of Japan. Here, Kuban show it to us with many beautiful pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0xQ0LVi0A

Disguising himself as Izuna, a tengu syncretic god, wearing Magatama, Vajra and Yamabushi short Kesa, he bears the Kogarasu-maru katana to summon and fight the 9 Daijin Ryû'ô (the draggon Kings great-god) and convert them to Buddhism. Here is the Ocean version ! Almost another world, but hopefully it's really the same with live in. ^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC-0ezP8-T8

Magnificent. Christians says Saint George slayed a dragon. Buddhists says Izuna gongen has make 9 bow to Buddha. It's not Badass of the week level anymore, but badass of the month.