2019-01-10

ushi ox bull cow legends

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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
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ushi 牛と伝説 Legends about ox, bull, cow . .



. ushi 牛 ox, bull, cow and Haiku .
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. Legends about the deity 牛頭天王 Gozu Tenno .

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. Legends about the Red Cow 赤牛と伝説 akaushi, aka-ushi .

. Legends about the Black Bull 黒牛と伝説 kuro-ushi, kuroushi .

. ushi no fun 牛の糞と伝説 Legends about cow dung .

. ushi oni, ushioni, gyuuki 牛鬼 "bull-demon" / kudan 件 - クダン .
a monster in the pandemonium of Western Japan.

. Hakutaku, Kutabe 白澤 Cow monster and amulet . *


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......................................................................................... Aomori 青森県

. Fuku no Kami 福の神 God of Good Luck and two cows .




......................................................................................... Chiba 千葉県
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我孫子市 Abiko city / 阿比古

. from 阿比古 to 我孫子 .
The master of the pond 手賀沼 Teganuma is a bull.




......................................................................................... Nagano 長野県



. Zenkooji 善光寺 Zenko-Ji in Nagano .





......................................................................................... Nara 奈良県
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山辺郡 Yamabe district 山添村 Yamazoe village 中峰山 Chumuzan hamlet

. 神波多神社 Kanhata Jinja .
狩野法眼元信 Kano Hogen painting a bull.




......................................................................................... Niigata 新潟県

. tsuno-tsuki, tsunotsuki 牛の角突き bull fighting in Niigata .




......................................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県

. 関寺(世喜寺、せきでら)Temple Sekidera in Shiga .
The white oxen was an incarnation of Kashō Butsu 迦葉仏 Kashobutsu, Kasyapa.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
747 to collect


ushiishi, ushi-ishi, ushi ishi 牛石 "bull stone"
12 to explore (02) (Bunkyo ward) / 牛ヶ爪の牛石

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. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends  植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends  樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
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3 comments:

Gabi Greve said...

Legend from Yamanashi, Minobusan
kin no ushi 金の牛 the golden bull
At the river side 牛淵 Ushifuchi in Koyashiro 古谷城 there was a deep hole where the water whirled around.
From the riverbank the sound of ゴーンゴーン gooon goon was heard.
People said inside was a golden bull.
Therefore at Koyashiro they to not keep bulls or horses.
The Ushifuchi is used for amagoi 雨乞い rain rituals.
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https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2020/01/minobu-kaido-highway.html
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Gabi Greve said...

Legend from Osaka
天王寺区 Tennoji ward

During the construction of Shitennoji temple, ox carts were used to transport the stones. When the construction was finished, one bull turned into a stone.
He is now venerated at 石神の祠 a small Ishigami Shrine, Ishigami Do 石神堂.
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https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2020/03/ishigami-stone-deity-2.html
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Gabi Greve said...

Legend from Fukushima 耶麻郡 Yama district 高郷村 Takasato village
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In former times, 鎮守様 the Chinju Sama guardian deity slipped on cow dung and fell into the well of the village.
Since then people do not keep cows and do not dig wells any more.
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https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2021/04/shinju-sama-guardian-legends.html
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