…She is a legendary old nun who reached the age of 800 and is said to have traveled all over Japan. She lived in a cave in Kuinji Temple in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, and was beautiful and looked like she was 15 or 16 years old. It is said that she maintained her youth by eating the forbidden spiritual flesh of mermaids or abalone, and her story is often accompanied by a feast for foreigners. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Kuujinji Temple" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…800歳に達したという伝説上の老比丘尼で,全国を旅したといわれている。福井県小浜市の空印寺の洞穴に住み,その容貌は美しく,15,16歳のように見えたという。若さを保っているのは,禁断の霊肉である人魚の肉あるいは九穴の貝(アワビ)を食べたためと伝えられ,たいてい異人饗応譚が伴っている。… ※「空印寺」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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