Chapter 43: Kokoku and Harumi Abe

1. The service Xiaojiao is the ancestor of Abe Haruaki's master, Kamo Tadayuki, and his full name is Kamo Kokō.

Located between the Asuka period and the Nara period, www.biquge.info was a spell artist at the time, commonly known as a servant practitioner, and the originator of Shugendo.

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He was born in Kamigehara Village, Kazuki (Castle) in Yamato Province (Nara Prefecture) in the sixth year of Emperor Shumei (634 AD).

Since childhood, he has a reputation as a prodigy.

He left home at the age of 32 and practiced in a cave in Gemu Mountain for more than 30 years, and finally attained enlightenment.

It is the first "immortal" in Japan

He founded a sect called Shugendo, which is recorded in the Shoki of Japan, and he once left a legend of flying over Mt. Fuji in iron shoes.

Legend has it that he was the ancestor of Onmyoji (the path of cultivation), who was proficient in astronomy and geography and knew everything about everything.

His most important opponent is the ghosts and gods around him - the front ghost and the back ghost.

In January of the sixth year of Shu Ming, in the foothills of Mount Katsuragi in Yamato Province - Chibara Village (present-day Gosho City), the young Kokoku converted to Buddhism at this time.

Eighteen. When he was nine years old, he practiced asceticism in the mountains of Kongoji.

At that time, he also practiced in the Prajna Cave.

Therefore, later generations enshrined the founder of this mountain as a small horn.

Before entering the Tang Dynasty, Master Kobo also practiced in this place, and when you enter the Baoshan Temple, you can see the whole picture of the Pannyo Cave.

The origin of the Pranna Cave is that the service Xiaojiao obtained the characteristics of the former ghost of the Prajna Sutra in this place, the red eye is also known as the good child ghost and the rear ghost (ごき) characteristics Huangkou is also known as the wonderful child ghost living in Ikoma Mountain, the relationship between the two is that the front ghost is armed with an axe, and the rear ghost is carrying a water bottle with a bag containing seeds, and then the front ghost cuts the ground... Then the ghost is planted!

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It seems that there are their descendants in Yoshino.

There are two theories as to how the servants subdued the ghosts and gods: 1. When Xiaojiao was thirty-nine years old, he was doing penance in Ikoma Prison (Ikoma Mountain) for one day; There was a couple and two ghosts who came to see Xiaojiao and knelt down and said: I am a descendant of the hand of the hand who lives in this mountain, and I have supernatural powers, and I have not surrendered to anyone so far; I know that you are a bodhisattva with fruition, through which you will incarnate in the world to save sentient beings, and ask us to follow you and swear never to betray.

Xiaojiao was overjoyed when he heard this, and named his husband a good boy ghost, and his wife a wonderful boy ghost; And then gave the name of the former ghost and the latter ghost 2, the service Xiaojiao who practiced in the Prajna Cave, and after being told the rumor of the villagers who were persecuted by the two ghosts, he immediately subdued the two ghosts and locked them up in the place of the Prajna Cave; After being indoctrinated by Kokaku, the two ghosts followed Kokaku, and later became faithful servants in the name of the former oni and the oni, and it is said that the place where Kogaku subdued the former and later oni and lived together to practice is the origin of the place where the current Ikoma City - Onitori is located.

Legend has it that the Commander sealed the ghosts and gods in the stone and left his last words: "When the evil enemy appears, the power of the ghosts and gods will also be restored." ”

Thousands of years later, at the turn of the century, the beast reappeared.

Cruel spirits do not obey discipline.

In order to restrain the powerful ghosts and gods, the descendants of the small horn of the ghost god town "Spell Hall"

Xiao Ming, the granddaughter of the current person in charge of serving the little ghosts, uses the Dharma Protector Wheel left by the service Xiaojiao ** master to turn the awakened ghosts and gods into children, and only restore the ghosts and gods to their original state when needed.

The claws of the ghosts and gods tore through the dark clouds, and everyone liberated the former enemies to fight side by side, and Xiao Ming gained new strength to stand with everyone.

No matter how powerful the enemy is, it will not be the opponent of the ghosts and gods, and everyone defeated the enemy with the strongest blow in the roar.

The light shines again over the city, and the once brutal ghosts and gods have become gentle.

2. Abe Haruaki Onmyoji According to reports, Abe Harumi was an onmyoji who was active in the middle of the Heian period.

The Heian period was an era of civilian, peaceful and upright leadership, but inside it was filled with sordid aristocratic power struggles.

Due to the incompetence of the public rule at that time, the life of the people at the bottom was miserable.

In this terrible situation, the people at the bottom have the idea of "what am I living for?"

doubts.

And the high-level capable and the losers of power also have the question of "how can the political situation be saved?" ”

doubts.

So, in this case, all kinds of negative emotions filled an era, and with it came the appearance of resentful spirits, and it was the work of the onmyoji to confront these resentful spirits that endangered humanity.

In addition, at that time, Kyoto, Japan suffered an unprecedented natural disaster**: major earthquakes, fires, floods and other situations continued to emerge, so the people were panicked, and the chaos of ghosts and gods was very loud.

The nobles were convinced of the auspicious and evil of the position and date, and every time they went out, they had to pick the day and choose the direction, and whenever there was a disease or disaster, they would excuse ghosts and creatures to haunt them or encounter unclean things such as a hundred ghosts walking at night.

Therefore, the aristocracy of the time was familiar with the various taboos of Onmyodo, strictly followed its etiquette and decrees, and even had corresponding taboos on daily life such as getting up, washing, and eating.

And the good and bad of the court should also follow this principle.

Therefore, at that time, Yin-Yang Dao not only had an exclusive department in the country - Yin-Yang Liao (Yin-Yang Liao is one of the six liao under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Central Affairs, responsible for observing astronomy, meteorology, divination, calendar, etc., in addition to officials, there are also Onmyoji, Yin-Yang Doctor, Yin-Yang Sheng, Li Doctor, Li Sheng, Doctor of Astronomy, Astronomical Student, Missing Carving Doctor, Shouchen Ding and other staff), but also affected the implementation of national policies, this period of Yin Yang Tao is no longer a simple taboo and spell-based faith, but has a certain political significance.

Onmyoji thus served as a "national civil servant" in the Heian period

And active with the political arena.

What's even more interesting is that because the Yin-Yang Dao was monopolized by the Heavenly Emperor, the "Folk Yin-Yang Dao" was also developed in the public house

Harumaki Abe is the best, most outstanding, and greatest of the onmyoji of all generations, and his abilities far surpass those of any generation and any onmyoji.

Judging from the records of the wild history (classical) "Tales of the Past and the Present", Qingming once saw the spirit body of the maid who leaned on his family when he was born.

According to the Uji Monogatari and Kojitan, Harumi's main body is the reincarnation of a high monk, and in the course of his studies, he has gained the ability to manipulate ghosts and spirits.

Suddenly appeared in the middle of the ghost-infested Heian Dynasty, this man, who was born in the mist, has drawn the most mysterious history for the mysterious Heiankyo, and his most well-known birth legend is the interracial marriage of a man and a fox falling in love.

According to the "Tsubi", Harumi's father, Daizen doctor Abe Masato, rescued a white fox from the hands of Evil Emon, which was the fox fairy "Kudzuba" who had been practicing in the Shinta Forest of Izumi Province (present-day Osaka) for many years

She transformed into a human and came to Yicai's side, and then the two gradually fell in love, and Ge Ye gave birth to Qingming after promising each other.

When Qingming was five years old, he unexpectedly saw his mother's original form as a fox, and the moment of separation came.

Kudzu leaves her weeping young son and returns to the forest.

"If you miss it, look for it...... The deepest part of Izumi is the Shinta Forest, and Kudzu no Ye ......"

The song is repeated over and over again, which is the last words of the mother to the child, and tomorrow will follow the instructions of this song to see the mother again in the secret place of the forest, and inherit the powerful spiritual power.

Haruaki Abe was born in 921 (the heyday of Fujiwara Regency politics).

He loved astronomy and astrology since he was a child.

Maybe it's really a kind of fate, nine hundred and sixty years, that is, when he was forty years old, he became a "Yin Yang Liao"

He became a doctor of astronomy.

He successively served as the Great Diet Doctor, the Doctor of Astronomy, the Chief Accountant Quan Zhu, the Hub Warehouse Doctor, the Harima Mori, and the Zuo Jing Quan Doctor, and the Changbao three years (1001) under the four grades, which has exceeded the highest rank of yin and yang from the five grades.

Unfortunately, there is no record of Qingming's childhood to middle age, and even the portraits that have survived in the world are only the appearance of after middle age.

This is probably one of the reasons why it is full of mystery.

As a result, there are countless novels and biographies about his youth throughout the ages.

In Episode 16 of Volume 24 of "Tales of the Past and Present [1][2]", it is recorded that when Harumi was practicing the Onmyo-do at Kamo Tadayuki, the ox cart accompanying Tadayuki saw the posture of the ghost, and Tadayuki discovered Harumi's supernatural powers, and turned his spell like "pouring water in a bottle"

The same is all taught to Qingming.

But there are also people who say that Qingming's master is the son of Zhongxing, Baoxian.

He is the ancestor of the Tsuchigomon Shinto.

Although the astrology and prophecy are not believed, at least it shows that Abe Haruaki has a keen sense of insight into people's hearts and analysis of the political situation.

His development of a perfect astronomical calendar fully demonstrated his extraordinary mathematical and astronomical talents.

Although Abe Harumi wrote countless books in his life, his surviving work is only one book, "Divination and Strategy", which is an important document on yin-yang divination.

This may be what this charismatic figure left behind for posterity.

Shikigami Onmyoji can manipulate Shikigami and can manipulate ghosts and gods who act according to the orders of the Onmyoji's master, and generally speaking, Shikigami cannot be seen by people other than Onmyoji.

Of course, Haruaki Abe is not only good at manipulating Shikikami, but he has also been freely driving Shikikami, and he has been letting them do everything from housework to rituals.

It was learned from the website of Qingming Shrine that because his wife was afraid of the god, he usually sealed the god under the bridge.

Here, here is an interesting episode between Harumi and the Shikijin that took place: while Harumi was talking to the monk's room in the Kuan Dynasty, the young Gongda and the monk asked, "You manipulate Shikigami, but can you kill people in an instant?" ”

Qingming replied, "You can't kill someone like that, but if you use a little force, of course you can." But because he didn't know how to resurrect him, he became a sinful worker. ”

At this time there was a frog in the courtyard, and when he saw it, he said, "Please show me and kill the frog." ”

Qingming said while saying, "Evil, ......"

On the other hand, he said, "If you try it yourself......

He plucked a blade of grass and threw it in the direction of the frog while chanting a mantra, and when the grass fell on the frog, it was flattened and festered to death.

Also, Qingming uses Shikijin when there is no one at home, and he can't see people's postures, but only shuttling up and down.

It is said that no one locks the door and the door closes.

This is a chapter that can be seen in "Tales of the Past and Present" and "The Tale of Uji", and it is a book that conveys the true face of Harumi that no one knows.

The shrine is known as the Harumi Kikyo, and it is a type of prayer charm in the Onmyo-do path created by Harumi Gong, representing the five elements of heaven and earth (wood, fire, earth, gold, and water), which symbolize all things in the universe.

The pentagram even spread to Western European countries, and this word can also be found in Greek, and the ** teams believe that this star can be used as a talisman for self-defense, and the hat of the Japanese army colonel is also inlaid with this pattern.

In ancient times, the uncertainty of the natural environment threatened the daily life of human beings, and floods and droughts continued to occur, and many people died in disasters.

Because the situation is so miserable, people think that those who are unfortunate enough to die will linger in the world.

The people revered them and branded them "demons"

, "Wraith"

The name.

Knowledgeable about the mysteries, Onmyoji wield the power of darkness through secret rituals and secret methods to travel between the demon world and the real world, and in addition to performing prescribed tasks, they often had to fulfill the requirements of the emperor or nobles to remove spirits, divination, or perform spells.

Fujiwara Michicho, a well-known minister, attached great importance to Abe Harumi and repeatedly asked him to solve tricky incidents.

Qingming not only has the ability to collect demons and subdue demons, but also understands the language of birds, and summons Shikami to do things for himself.

The beetle snake, the Vermilion Bird, the **, the Gou Array, the Green Dragon, the Tianyi, the Queen of Heaven, the Taiyin, the Xuanwu, the White Tiger, the Great Clothes, and the Sky are all the twelve divine generals summoned by the Qing Ming, and they completely obey and protect their masters.

However, according to legend, Harumi's wife was afraid of the appearance of ghosts and gods, so Harumi hid these shikikami under a bridge near the house, and this small bridge is still located in a corner of Kyoto.

At that time, it was believed that it was a frontier area that separated the two worlds of human life and death, and the resentful spirits and ghosts who died in the present world had no choice but to continue to wander in the world if they could not break through the division of the bridge and reach the underworld...... There are many deeds about Qingming's demon eradication, and the most talked about is the story of the nine-tailed fox and the killing stone.

The nine-tailed fox is a monster that specializes in transforming into a peerless beauty to confuse the king.

She incarnated as Meixi when she was Xia Ji and Daji when she was the king of Shang.

When the Shang Dynasty fell, she was hunted down by Jiang Ziya and forced to come to Japan, where she called herself "Tamamo Front"

, won the favor and trust of Emperor Toba.

Later, the emperor fell ill and was bedridden, and the ministers began to suspect her, and asked Abe Harumi to investigate her secretly, and finally "Tamamo Mae"

The true face of the exposed.

The emperor, who had recovered from the imperial body, was annoyed and ordered to hunt down "Tamamo Mae"

In the end, she was captured and killed by Qingming, but her ambition and obsession are still "killing stones"

(a stone that spews venom to attack birds and insects, making it impossible for animals to get close) remains in Nasuno and is always waiting for the time to retaliate.

The descendants of Abe Harumi are the Tsuchigomon family, and in the Edo period, under the protection of the Tokugawa shogunate, the "Tsuchigomon Shinto" was established

, has always held the real power of the Onmyoji Group.

After the Meiji Restoration, the new government not only deprived the Tsuchigomon family of making "calendars"

The monopoly power has abolished the Yin and Yang Dao.

Fortunately, there are many side branches led by the Tsuchigomon family, and secretly formed the "Tugomon Shinto Association"

In 1951, according to the draft constitution for freedom of religion drafted by General MacArthur, Tsuchigomon Shinto was able to become an official religious legal person

The name survives the legacy of Yinyangdo to this day.