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'''Okina's name in relation to the Oki Islands''' | '''Okina's name in relation to the Oki Islands''' | ||
The first two kanji in Okina, 隠岐 (oki), make up the name of the [[wikipedia:Oki_Islands|Oki Islands (隠岐諸島)]]. The Oki islands is where the story of the [[wikipedia:Hare_of_Inaba|White Hare of Inaba]] supposedly took place. In said story, the god [[wikipedia:Okuninushi|Okuninushi]] helps direct the hare to heal himself after noticing the hare was flayed. Okuninushi is said to be one in the same with the god [[wikipedia:Daikokuten|Daikokuten]], who is the Japanized version of Indian god [[wikipedia:Shiva|Shiva's]] ultimate form, [[wikipedia:Mahakala|Mahakala]].<ref name="daikoku" /> Early on, Mahakala/Daikokuten was associated with a retinue of demonesses including the dakini and the seven mothers (Saptamatara/Shichimoten). The first time the name "Matarajin" appears in Japan is to describe the demonic three-headed yashajin (夜叉神 lit. "[[wikipedia:Yaksha|yaksha]] god") of [[wikipedia:Tō-ji|Toji]], who appears to be modeled after Mahakala. Several Buddhist texts identify Mahakala/Daikokuten and Matarajin to be one in the same.<ref name="faure" /> Interestingly, [[wikipedia:Lafcadio Hearn|Lafcadio Hearn]] (who is related to [[Yukari Yakumo|another character]]) wrote ''Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan'' while visiting the Oki Islands. The islands also contain Myokensan (妙見山 lit. "[[wikipedia:Myoken|Myoken]] Mountain") and two of its places of worship, 妙見神社 (Myoken-jinja lit. "Myoken Shrine") and 妙見堂 (Myoken-ji lit. "Myoken Temple"). Myoken is another deification of the [[wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]] with connections to Matarajin. | The first two kanji in Okina, 隠岐 (oki), make up the name of the [[wikipedia:Oki_Islands|Oki Islands (隠岐諸島)]]. The Oki islands is where the story of the [[wikipedia:Hare_of_Inaba|White Hare of Inaba]] supposedly took place. In said story, the god [[wikipedia:Okuninushi|Okuninushi]] helps direct the hare to heal himself after noticing the hare was flayed. Okuninushi is said to be one in the same with the god [[wikipedia:Daikokuten|Daikokuten]], who is the Japanized version of Indian god [[wikipedia:Shiva|Shiva's]] ultimate form, [[wikipedia:Mahakala|Mahakala]].<ref name="daikoku" /> Early on, Mahakala/Daikokuten was associated with a retinue of demonesses including the dakini and the seven mothers (Saptamatara/Shichimoten). The first time the name "Matarajin" appears in Japan is to describe the demonic three-headed yashajin (夜叉神 lit. "[[wikipedia:Yaksha|yaksha]] god") of [[wikipedia:Tō-ji|Toji]], who appears to be modeled after Mahakala. Several Buddhist texts identify Mahakala/Daikokuten and Matarajin to be one in the same.<ref name="faure" /> Interestingly, [[wikipedia:Lafcadio Hearn|Lafcadio Hearn]] (who is related to [[Yukari Yakumo|another character]]) wrote part of ''Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan'' while visiting the Oki Islands. The islands also contain Myokensan (妙見山 lit. "[[wikipedia:Myoken|Myoken]] Mountain") and two of its places of worship, 妙見神社 (Myoken-jinja lit. "Myoken Shrine") and 妙見堂 (Myoken-ji lit. "Myoken Temple"). Myoken is another deification of the [[wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]] with connections to Matarajin. | ||
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