Exorcist - Jugonshi

Japanese: 呪禁師 - じゅごんし
Exorcist - Jugonshi
An official of the Bureau of Medicine, as stipulated in the Ritsuryo system. They were in charge of juken (chanting spells to ward off evil spirits), i.e., spells.

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Japanese:
令制に規定された典薬寮の職員。呪禁 (呪文をとなえて悪気を払うこと) すなわち,まじないのことを司った。

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