…The figure of an old woman who appears with the noh play's jō is a typical figure, but there are many other legends about women called ōba throughout Japan. One story is about an old woman or nun who once tried to climb a sacred mountain, despite the ban on women, but incurred the wrath of the gods and was turned to stone, or turned back. On the slopes of famous mountains throughout Japan, there are often enshrines of old women and old women stones. For example, the twisted stone on Mount Koya in Kishu is said to be the mark of Kobo Daishi's mother, who was not allowed to cross the barrier and stomped her feet in resentment. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Ubagami" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…能の前ジテの尉(じよう)とともにあらわれる姥は典型的な姿であるが,このほかにも日本各地に姥と称される女性にまつわる伝説は多い。かつて老女ないしは比丘尼が女人禁制の掟をおして霊山に登ろうとしたところ,神の怒りにふれて石に化してしまったとか引き返したという類のもので,各地の名山の中腹にはよく姥神や姥石などがまつられているものである。たとえば紀州高野山の捻石は,弘法大師の母が結界を越えることを許されず,恨んで足ずりをした跡だという。… ※「姥神」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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