Japanese 神荼・鬱塁 Cited by user Kiyoweap on 01 Mar 2022 神荼（しんじょ / しんと）・鬱塁（うつりつ）は、中国神話の神. 行いの悪い鬼（死者の霊）を葦縄で縛り、虎に食わせると伝わる. その絵や名前を門戸に飾る風習があり、門神の最古例とされる.
English Shentu (deity) Cited by user Kiyoweap on 26 Feb 2022 Shentu or Shenshu and Yulü or Yulei are a pair of deities in Chinese mythology who punished evil spirits by binding them in reed ropes and feeding them to tigers.
English Shentu (deity) Cited by user Kiyoweap on 26 Feb 2022 Shentu or Shenshu and Yulü or Yulei are a pair of deities in Chinese mythology who punished evil spirits by binding them in reed ropes and feeding them to tigers.
Japanese 門神 Cited by user Kiyoweap on 25 Feb 2022 門神（もんしん）は、中国の仏教寺院、道教道観や住宅などの建物の入口に立ち、門番の役目をする神。検閲を司り悪鬼から門を守るとの伝えから春節に中国各地の門戸に貼られる。.