单词 | sennin |
释义 | senninn. In East Asian 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. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > Japanese > recluse embodying spirit of nature sennin1875 1875 G. A. Audsley & J. L. Bowes Keramic Art Japan II. Pl. X, division 1 (caption) Figure of a Buddhist Sennen, playing the Koto, and seated on the back of a fish. 1908 H. L. Joly Legend in Japanese Art 148 The Chinese Shang Huen Fujen, female Sennin, shown riding upon a Kirin. 1912 F. 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. 1915 E. Pound Cathay 19 In the storied houses of San-Ko they gave us more Sennin music. 1930 E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos iv. 17 Père Henri Jacques would speak with the Sennin, on Rokku. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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