Gyōyakujin - God of plague
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〘Noun〙 A god who spreads epidemics. A god who spreads epidemics. ※Suizaki - 5th September, 1077 (4th year of the Shoho era) "Today, I order the monks to recite five verses (abbreviated) and read the Heart Sutra, one thousand volumes, and go around to the epidemic god." ※Kanazoshi, Tokaido Meisho-ki (around 1659-61) 4 "I will become a pilgrim god in Matsudai and kill evildoers." Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
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〘名〙 流行病をひろめる神。やくびょうがみ。ぎょうえきじん。※水左記‐承保四年（1077）九月五日「今日令下僧五口〈略〉転二読般若心経千巻一、廻中向行疫神上」※仮名草子・東海道名所記（1659‐61頃）四「我まつだいに行役神(ギャウヤクじん)となり、悪人をとりころすべし」
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