Toad hermit - Gamasennin

Japanese: がま仙人 - がませんにん
Toad hermit - Gamasennin

...Toads have developed ear glands behind their eyes, and the milky white liquid they secrete contains poisonous ingredients that cause pain to dogs that bite them, and can cause keratitis in people who play with them. Although they move slowly, they can repel attacks from snakes, cats, and weasels, so they were given names such as "Toad Hermits" as a sign of their mysterious powers. For these reasons, these animals have been considered to have evil powers, and many strange stories have been told in the early modern period. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Gama Sennin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヒキガエル類には眼の後方に耳腺が発達し,分泌される乳白色の液には毒成分があって,かみついた犬が苦しんだり,いたずらした人間の目に入って角膜炎を起こさせたりする。動作緩慢でありながら蛇,猫,イタチなどに襲われても撃退するため,不思議な能力をもつものとして〈がま仙人〉などの名も現れた。これらのことから,この動物を魔性ありとして近世ことに種々の怪異談が伝えられている。…

※「がま仙人」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。

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