| 释义 |
‖ sennin|ˈsɛnˌnɪn|
Also sennen.
[Jap., wizard, recluse, f. Chinese hsien-jên an immortal man.]
In Oriental mythology: originally in Taoism, an elderly recluse who has acquired immortality through meditation and self-discipline; hence, a human being with supernatural powers, a recluse embodying the spirit of nature.
1875Audsley & Bowes Keramic Art of Japan II (caption to plate X, division 1), Figure of a Buddhist Sennen, playing the Koto, and seated on the back of a fish. 1908[see kirin]. 1912F. H. Davis Myths & Legends of Japan xxix. 356 The Sennin are mountain recluses, and many are the legends told in connection with them. Though they have human form, they are, at the same time, immortal, and adepts in the magical arts. 1915E. Pound Cathay 19 In the storied houses of San-Ko they gave us more Sennin music. 1930― XXX Cantos iv. 17 Père Henri Jacques would speak with the Sennin, on Rokku. |