Prayer master - Kitōshi

Japanese: 祈禱師 - きとうし
Prayer master - Kitōshi

...Those who perform both of these tasks are mountain ascetics and monks of Shugendo. Such ascetics were called "genza," but later came to be called "kirai-shi." Zen master is also another name for ascetics.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "prayer master" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この双方をおこなうのが修験道の山伏,行者である。このような行者は〈験者(げんざ)〉とよばれたが,のちには祈禱師ともよばれた。禅師というのも行者の別称である。…

※「祈禱師」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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