Koyasan Saint - Koyahijiri

Japanese: 高野聖 - こうやひじり

[1] (Noun) ① Means a monk who lives in Mount Koya. At first, it referred to a saint who lived in seclusion at Mount Koya and recited the Nembutsu, but later it mainly referred to a lodging saint who traveled around the country to solicit donations, and in the early modern period, it also referred to a beggar monk and a peddler who sold clothes and other items. A monk who practices as a monk. A monk who practices as a monk. A monk who practices as a monk. ※Yonezawa Honshasekishu (1283) 1 "When I heard the name of a saint (hishiri) in Mount Koya, I felt nostalgic." ② (The pattern on the monk's back resembles a monk who carries a backpack.) Another name for the insect "tagame (field turtle)." 《Season: Summer》〔Wakan Sansai Zue (1712)〕 ③ Another name for the insect "akatonbo (red dragonfly)." [Revised Edition of the Compendium of Materia Medica (1847)] ④ Another name for the insect "Hagurotonbo (Haguro dragonfly)." [Names of Things (1775)] [2] A novel written by Izumi Kyoka. Published in 1900 ( Meiji 33 ). It depicts a beautiful woman with a devilish nature who turns men into birds and beasts, and opens up a fantastical and romantic world.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 高野山に住する僧の意。はじめは高野山に隠遁して念仏を行なった聖をさしたが、のち諸国をめぐって勧進して歩いた宿借(やどかり)聖が主体となり、近世になると、乞食僧(こじきそう)、また、衣類などの押売り行商をする売僧(まいす)をもいう。高野行者。高野坊主。高野坊。※米沢本沙石集（1283）一「高野聖(ヒシリ)と聞て、なつかしく思はれけるにや」② (背の紋様を、高野僧が笈を負った姿に見立てていう) 昆虫「たがめ（田鼈）」の異名。《季・夏》〔和漢三才図会（1712）〕③ 昆虫「あかとんぼ（赤蜻蛉）」の異名。〔重訂本草綱目啓蒙（1847）〕④ 昆虫「はぐろとんぼ（羽黒蜻蛉）」の異名。〔物類称呼（1775）〕[2] 小説。泉鏡花作。明治三三年（一九〇〇）発表。男を鳥獣に変えてしまう魔性の美女を描き、幻想的浪漫的世界を開いた。

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