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Tenma
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Chief of the Tengu |
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Perfect Memento in Strict Sense (Mentioned in article) |
Tenma (天魔) is an enigmatic character, only known to be the chief of the tengu on the Youkai Mountain. They were first mentioned as the Tengu boss in the Tengu section of Perfect Memento in Strict Sense.
Concept
Name
The name 天魔 Tenma consists of the character 天 meaning "heaven," and the character 魔 meaning "demon."
In Japanese, one of the names of the Buddhist demon Māra is 第六天魔王 dairokutenmaou, literally "King Māra of the Sixth Heaven." This was abbreviated as 天魔 Tenma, said to be another name for Māra in the Buddhist doctrinal treatise 摩訶止観 Móhē zhǐguān. Tengu came to be linked with Māra, seen as his subjects, and hence the name Tenma was associated with tengu. While originally viewed as a single being, Māra was reinterpreted as a title or a class of evil being, and the name Tenma took on the same associations.
Tenma is distinct from the Great Tengu, who are the "management types" of tengu living on Youkai Mountain. [1]
Story
- Mountain of Faith
- Main article: Mountain of Faith Story
In Mountain of Faith, the great tengu (management types, not to be confused with the boss tengu, Tenma) receives a report from Momiji about intruders on the mountain and sends her and Aya to investigate. After discovering that they weren't hostile, Tenma and the Mountain God (presumably Kanako) decided to pursue friendly relations, though the full details of the discussion were kept secret.
Relationships
- Aya Shameimaru (subordinate)
- Hatate Himekaidou (subordinate)
- Momiji Inubashiri (subordinate)
- Megumu Iizunamaru (subordinate)
Fandom
Official Sources
- 2006/12/27 Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - Tengu article
- 2007/08/17 Mountain of Faith - Stage 4 dialogue (Marisa, Reimu) ; キャラ設定.txt (Aya's profile)
- 2010/03/14 Double Spoiler
References
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