Sessho-seki: Difference between revisions
m fix double ref |
m fmt |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[File:“Sessho-seki”(Killing Stone),Nasu,Tochigi,Japan 20160817.jpg|thumb|Sessho-seki in 2016]] |
[[File:“Sessho-seki”(Killing Stone),Nasu,Tochigi,Japan 20160817.jpg|thumb|Sessho-seki in 2016]] |
||
[[File:Sessho-seki 2022.jpg|alt=Sessho-seki in 2022|thumb|Sessho-seki in 2022]] |
[[File:Sessho-seki 2022.jpg|alt=Sessho-seki in 2022|thumb|Sessho-seki in 2022]] |
||
The {{Nihongo|'''Sessho-seki'''|殺生石|Sesshōseki}}, or "Killing Stone", is an object in [[Japanese mythology]]. It is said that the stone kills anyone who comes into contact with it. |
The {{Nihongo|'''Sessho-seki'''|殺生石|Sesshōseki}}, or "Killing Stone", is an object in [[Japanese mythology]]. It is said that the stone kills anyone who comes into contact with it.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=殺生石 真っ二つ 以前からひび、自然現象か 那須｜社会,県内主要｜下野新聞「SOON」ニュース｜下野新聞 SOON(スーン) |url=https://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/articles/-/561829 |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=下野新聞 SOON |language=ja}}</ref> |
||
It was reported on March 5, 2022 that the stone had split into two roughly equal parts, likely as a result of natural weathering.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCurry |first1=Justin |title=Japan’s ‘killing stone’ splits in two, releasing superstitions amid the sulphur springs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/07/japans-killing-stone-splits-in-two-releasing-superstitions-and-toxic-gases |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=7 March 2022 |language=en |date=7 March 2022}}</ref> |
It was reported on March 5, 2022 that the stone had split into two roughly equal parts, likely as a result of natural weathering.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCurry |first1=Justin |title=Japan’s ‘killing stone’ splits in two, releasing superstitions amid the sulphur springs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/07/japans-killing-stone-splits-in-two-releasing-superstitions-and-toxic-gases |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=7 March 2022 |language=en |date=7 March 2022}}</ref> |
||
Revision as of 15:58, 7 March 2022
37°06′06″N 139°59′55″E / 37.1016692°N 139.9985806°E
,Nasu,Tochigi,Japan_20160817.jpg)
The Sessho-seki (殺生石, Sesshōseki), or "Killing Stone", is an object in Japanese mythology. It is said that the stone kills anyone who comes into contact with it.[1]
It was reported on March 5, 2022 that the stone had split into two roughly equal parts, likely as a result of natural weathering.[2]
Legend
The stone is believed to be the transformed corpse of Tamamo-no-Mae, a beautiful woman who was exposed to be a nine-tailed fox working for an evil daimyō plotting to kill Emperor Konoe and take his throne. As told in the otogi-zōshi, when the nine-tailed fox was killed by the famous warrior Miura-no-suke, its body became the Sessho-seki.
Haunting
The Sessho-seki was said to be haunted by Tamamo-no-Mae, the transformed spirit of the nine-tailed fox, until a Buddhist priest called Genno stopped for a rest near the stone, and was threatened by Tamamo-no-Mae. Genno performed certain spiritual rituals, and begged the spirit to consider her spiritual salvation, until finally Tamamo-no-Mae relented and swore never to haunt the stone again.
In literature
In Matsuo Bashō's famous book, The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Oku no Hosomichi), Bashō tells of visiting the stone in Nasu, located in modern-day Tochigi Prefecture. Today, an area in the volcanic mountains of Nasu (famous for their sulphurous hot springs) commemorates the myth.
Noh play
It was adapted to a fifth category Noh play, attributed to Hiyoshi Saami[3] Based on the legend, a novel titled Tamamo-no-Mae (玉藻の前) written by Kido Okamoto. Subsequently novel was also adapted to anime film in 1967 titled Kyuubi no Kitsune to Tobimaru (Sesshouseki) 九尾の狐と飛丸(殺生石).
-
Entrance of the area -
Thousand Jizōs (stone statues of Kshitigarbha) -
Picture by Toriyama Sekien -
Picture by Yoshitoshi
_in_front_of_the_%E2%80%9CSessho-seki%E2%80%9D(Killing_Stone),Nasu,Tochigi,Japan.jpg)
References
- ^ "殺生石 真っ二つ 以前からひび、自然現象か 那須｜社会,県内主要｜下野新聞「SOON」ニュース｜下野新聞 SOON(スーン)". 下野新聞 SOON (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (7 March 2022). "Japan's 'killing stone' splits in two, releasing superstitions amid the sulphur springs". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Sesshoseki play" " Sesshōseki (殺生石) | Theatre Nohgaku Blog. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Station 9 - Sesshoseki". Basho's World. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved February 23, 2006.
- "Tamamo-no-mae (Synopsis)". Enjoying Otogi Zoshi with the Help of Synopsis and Illustrations. Archived from the original on July 10, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2006.
| Mythic texts |   | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese creation myth | ||
| Takamagahara mythology | ||
| Izumo mythology | ||
| Hyūga mythology | ||
| Human age | ||
| Mythological locations | ||
| Mythological weapons | ||
| Major Buddhist figures | ||
| Seven Lucky Gods | ||
| Legendary creatures | ||
| Other | ||
 | This article relating to Japanese mythology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |