hannya

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The demon of jealousy, tormenting Awoi, first appears in the form of the Princess Rakujo, then with the progress and success of the exorcism the jealous quintessence is driven out of this personal ghost, and appears in its own truly demonic ( "hannya") form -- "That awful face with its golden eyes and horns revealed."

Awoi No Uye 1916
It seems difficult to make it clear that the "hannya" has been cast out of the ghostly personality, and that it had been, in a way, the motive force in the ghost's actions.

Awoi No Uye 1916
In this respect, the mandala emphasizes the non-duality between wisdom (hannya) and skillful means.

Laughter 2009
In the context of Zen Buddhism, perfection of nondiscriminatory wisdom (Jpn., hannya haramitsu; Skrt., prajÃ±aÌpaÌramitaÌ) designates practical, experiential knowledge, and secondarily and only derivatively theoretical, intellectual knowledge.

Japanese Zen Buddhist Philosophy Nagatomo, Shigenori 2006
Some ideas that I've gone back and forth with are the Koi fish (sp?) w/finger waves, a hannya mask, a samurai in some bamboo.

Shoryuken Biggzy 2010
Two or three new ninja groups show up, offering something that this manga hasn't previously seen by way of hannya mask wearing cannon fodder.

Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 2010
(Sekolah Tinggi hannya yang belum memadai, "Harsha, dalam waktu dekat ada lumayan," kata salah seorang pedagang.

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