Demonic Way

Japanese: 鬼道 - きどう
Demonic Way
〘Noun〙① Buddhist term. One of the six realms. The second most painful after hell, in which people suffer from hunger. The realm of hungry ghosts. ※Konjaku (around 1120) Volume 9 "Even within this realm of ghosts, there are distinctions, and their masters and servants are specified."② Suspicious magic. Sorcery. Magic. [Wei Zhi - Wajinden]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙① 仏語。六道の一つ。地獄の次に苦痛が多く、飢餓に苦しむ。餓鬼道(がきどう)。※今昔(1120頃か)九「此の鬼道の中にも、亦、差別有て、其の主伴を定む」② あやしげな術。妖術。魔術。〔魏志‐倭人伝〕

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