En-no-Gyōja

"En the Ascetic." An ascetic wizard and subduer of demons. He is the legendary founder of the Shugendō order. En-no-Gyōja is supposed to have lived between 634 and 701.

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References

Source

  • Ashkenazi, Michael. (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc.