Comments on: Medical Science In 16th Century Japan http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/03/12/medical-science-in-16th-century-japan/ Japan News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:15:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aki http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/03/12/medical-science-in-16th-century-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-151562 Aki Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:51:27 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4036#comment-151562 <I>"On the night of Koshin-no-hi (an important date occurring every 60 days on the Chinese calendar), Gyochu leaves the body to visit Enma-daio (Lord of the Underworld) and tell him of your misdeeds."</I> It was belieaved that this worm leaves the body when a person is asleep. So Japanese people used to gather in temples every 60 days on the night of Koshin-no-hi. They gave a party there overnight to avoid falling asleep. If they can keep awake untill sunrise, the worm cannot go out of the body to report misdeeds to Enma-daio. The party that Japanese held on the night of Koshin-no-hi was called Koshin-machi (庚申待). It must have been a fun day for Japanese in the pre-modern period. “On the night of Koshin-no-hi (an important date occurring every 60 days on the Chinese calendar), Gyochu leaves the body to visit Enma-daio (Lord of the Underworld) and tell him of your misdeeds.”

It was belieaved that this worm leaves the body when a person is asleep. So Japanese people used to gather in temples every 60 days on the night of Koshin-no-hi. They gave a party there overnight to avoid falling asleep. If they can keep awake untill sunrise, the worm cannot go out of the body to report misdeeds to Enma-daio. The party that Japanese held on the night of Koshin-no-hi was called Koshin-machi (庚申待). It must have been a fun day for Japanese in the pre-modern period.

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]]> By: morningstar http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/03/12/medical-science-in-16th-century-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-151437 morningstar Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:32:14 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4036#comment-151437 I wonder how the person who drew the critters knew what they look like? I wonder how the person who drew the critters knew what they look like?

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