Abe no Seimei, the Japanese sorcerer compared to Merlin

Maybe the name of Abe no Seimei sounds like many of you because, like the magician, Merlin is a legendary figure who has starred in many novels, movies and even video games.He is always a wise character who stands next to good .Unlike the European wizard, the Japanese know that it really existed .We will discover the story from this celebrity: Abe no Seimei, the Japanese sorcerer compared to Merlin

Abe no Seimei, the Japanese sorcerer compared to Merlin

Abe Seimei, He was born in Japan it is believed that in 921 and died in 1005 .He was a famous and renowned specialist in onmyōdō , a way to see the world that mix the natural sciences and the occult .He was advisor to several emperors during the Heian Era.For them, towards calendars, astro predictions logical and advised in all matters of the kingdom that need spiritual help to discern the most ethical way to solve the problems.He lived many years enjoying a very good health, which contributed to promoting his magical aura.

Abe no Seimei, the Japanese sorcerer compared to Merlin

The legends surrounding his person begin after his death.As in the case of Merlin in Europe, stories that help make him a legendary being appear over the centuries .To explain his special skills as a magician a beautiful myth was woven around his birth: was the son of a fox who became a woman .
Abe no Yasuna , was a Japanese nobleman who was walking one day in the gardens of a temple when was in front of a fox who had been fleeing a group of hunters who and wanted to kill him.The animal stared at Abe no Yasuna who saw a plea in his eyes.He opened the folds of his tunic and hid it between them.After a while the noble married with a princess named Kuzunoha (Kuzunoha-hime). They had a son whom they called Abe no Doshi who would later be known as Abe Seimei.But happiness of the family would not last long, since it was discovered that Princess Kusunoha was actually a «kitsune» , a spirit of fox , specifically the fox that Abe had saved no Yasuna become a woman .With great pain for all three, Kusunoha was forced to return to the forest in her primitive form.However, thanks to her, her son possessed those powers that made him the most important sorcerer in Japan.

Abe no Seimei, the Japanese sorcerer compared to Merlin

Another one of the legends tells us about his confrontation with another wizard named Doman.They both beat each other in a divination duel.Doman had cheated.the judge of the confrontation, knew that within the box whose content they had to guess there would be 15 mandarins.Abe Seimei learned of the dwarf and turned the fruit into 15 rats.Doman lost the tournament he thought he had won and suffered a humiliating defeat.

Abe no Seimei, the Japanese sorcerer compared to Merlin

If you travel to Kyoto you can visit a sanctuary dedicated to the person of Abe no Seimei who is in the place where the unique character had his home.
If you like Japanese legends, you may want to read the post: 4 chilling Japanese urban legends.
Image: Christian Bucad

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