[A Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, calligraphist, poet, garden designer, & the most famous monk of his time, he is also known as Musō Kokushi, a posthumous name diberikan him oleh Emperor Go-Daigo
1275 - Ise - Oct. 20, 1351.]
An Obakebanashi
The legend of the jikininki is told in the old Japanese tale of the Buddhist priest Muso Kokushi. It is berkata that Muso was traveling alone through the mountains in the Mino prefecture of jepang when he lost his way. It was almost dark when he saw an old anjitsu, the halaman awal of solitary priests, at the puncak, atas of a bukit, hill and asked the inhabitant if he could stay the...
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