Yaoguay ( Chinese 妖怪 ), yaomo ( Chinese 妖魔 , literally, “demon”) or yaojing (妖精, literally, “seductive”) is a Chinese term that usually means a demon , a ghost , a monster. The Yoghuais are mainly beast animals, the evil spirits of deceased animals that were brutally abused in life and who returned for vengeance, or fallen celestial beings who gained magical power through the practice of Taoism . Their main goal is to achieve immortality and, thus, divinity. In Journey to the West , demons usually seek this out by abducting and devouring holy people (in this case, Xuanzang ).
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Yoguai Varieties
Some yoguas are of very unusual origin. In the case of Bai gu-ching , this is the skeleton of a woman who has become a demon. Many yoguhai are werewolf foxes , or according to Journey to the West, pet deities. There are also yoguai kings (mo-wans) who command a number of smaller demonic minions.
In Chinese folklore, hell ( Diyuy ) is a place that is filled with various evil spirits. The images of most of these monsters were influenced by Indian demonology - Rakshasas , Yaks and, therefore, have some similarities with Japanese ones.
The term "yoguai" was borrowed by the Japanese, in Japanese it sounds like a youkai ; the native Japanese equivalent, which is sometimes written in the same characters , sounds like "mononoke."
Famous yoguai in Chinese mythology :
- Bai gu-ching - a female skeleton, literally, "the spirit of the white bone"
- Nu Mo-wan is the bull-headed prince of demons.
- Pipa Jing and Tszyutou Zhiji Jing - characters from the novel " Fengshen Yanyi " ("Exaltation to the rank of spirits").
Sun Wukong often uses the term to insult his demonic opponents.
Yoguai in popular culture
- In the 2008 Fallout 3 video game, yoguai are mutated bears . These dangerous creatures roam the world that survived the nuclear disaster in which the game takes place. One of the in-game radio stations broadcasts a random public service announcement reminding listeners not to feed yoguai.
- In the role-playing computer game " Titan Quest, " yoguai, presented in the form of a demon bull, is one of the opponents of the player. [one]
- The drummer of the Taiwanese musical black metal band Chthonic , wears a black-and- white yoguaya metal mask.
- In the 11th episode of the second season of the Once Upon a Time series, it appears in a parallel narrative.
- In the movie “ Fear your desires ” in 2017, yoguai fulfills 7 desires through the box, after which he must take the soul of the owner of the box.
Notes
- ↑ Yaroslav Shalashov Titan Quest - Antique Zoo // site “Best computer games”
Links
- (Chinese) 《搜神记》 卷六 ： "妖怪 者 ， 盖 精 气 之 依物 者 也。 气 乱 于 中 ， 物 变 于 外。"
- (Chinese)许慎 《说文解字》 ： "魅 ， 老 精 物 也。"
- (Chinese)王充 《论 衡》: "物 之 老者 ， 其 精 为人。"