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<nowiki>*</nowiki>The long lost tome of the [[Bai Ze]]. |
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The ''Pénghoú'' (read in Japanese as '''Hōkō''') was included in the [[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi]], one of [[Toriyama Sekien]]'s collections of monster illustrations. Sekien gave it the same description as the Soushenji, as well as having it live in a thousand-year-old tree. |
The ''Pénghoú'' (read in Japanese as '''Hōkō'''){{citation needed}} was included in the ''"[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi]], one of [[Toriyama Sekien]]'s collections of monster illustrations."''{{citation needed}} Sekien gave it the same description as ''"the Soushenji, as well as having it live in a thousand-year-old tree."''{{citation needed}} |
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The Pénghoú (彭侯) is a tree spirit from Chinese folklore. It is described in an old book called the Soushenji (搜神記, English "In Search of the Supernatural"):
- The P'eng-hou in the Camphor Tree
- In the time of the First Ruler of Wu, Lu Ching-shu was Grand Protector of Chien-an Commandery. Once he dispatched a man to cut down a great camphor tree. Few strokes of the axe had fallen before blood suddenly flowed from the trunk. When it was finally felled, a creature with the face of a man and the body of a dog came forth.
- Ching-shu explained, "This is what is known as the p'eng-hou." He had it steamed forthwith and ate it. Its flavor was the same as dog-meat.
- The Pai-tse T'u* says: "The spirit of trees is called p'eng-hou. It appears much like a black dog with no tail and can be steamed and eaten".
*The long lost tome of the Bai Ze.
The Pénghoú (read in Japanese as Hōkō)[citation needed] was included in the "Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, one of Toriyama Sekien's collections of monster illustrations."[citation needed] Sekien gave it the same description as "the Soushenji, as well as having it live in a thousand-year-old tree."[citation needed]
References
- Gan, Bao (1996). In Search of the Supernatural: The Written Record. Stanford University Press. p. 215. ISBN 0-8047-2506-3.
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suggested) (help) - Kaii-Yōkai Denshō Database: Hōkō
- CSK: Hyakki Yagyō: Hōkō