庚申待ち
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庚 申 待 ち
Meaning
- Buddhismhistorical termnounkōshin-machi, staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period(explanation)
- see also:三尸
- Kōshinmachi, eine bestimmte Nacht innerhalb des Sechzigerzyklus aus den zwölf Tierkreiszeichen und zehn Kalenderzeichen (die man ohne Schlaf verbringen sollte)
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