Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Fūjin


Mind Story :
Fūjin (風神?) is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods. He is said to have been present at the creation of the world and when he first let the winds out of his bag, they cleared the morning mists and filled the Gate between heaven and earth so the sun shone.

He is portrayed as a terrifying dark demon, resembling a red headed black humanoid wearing a leopard skin, carrying a large bag of winds on his shoulders.

A legend of Japanese Buddhism states that Fūjin and Raijin, the god of thunder, were both originally evil demons who opposed Buddha[citation needed]. They were captured in battle with Buddha's army of heaven, and have worked as gods since then

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