Chintaku Reifu and the Three Corpses / Nine Worms
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 21_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_VI_v2_9.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Chintaku Reifu and the Three Corpses / Nine Worms
Section titled “Layer 1: Chintaku Reifu and the Three Corpses / Nine Worms”Source file:
21_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_VI_v2_9.md
Unexpectedly, the same Japanese volume devotes a large later section to:
- Three Corpses and Nine Worms;
- Japanese Kōshin vigils;
- Daoist/Buddhist/Shintō interpretations of the Three Corpses;
- methods of “cutting” or eliminating the Three Corpses;
- talismans;
- peachwood ritual boards;
- calling the names of the Three Corpses;
- secret Kōshin observance.
Research significance
Section titled “Research significance”This demonstrates how Japanese talismanic religion could package house protection, astral worship, longevity and internal demonology into one ritual corpus.