![]() ![]() ![]() 狗 is the kanji used in the name tengu ( 天狗), which translates literally as “heavenly dog.” Tengu originally take their name from the Chinese tiangou, a black dog of the heavens that eats the moon during eclipses. 狗 ( gu) meaning “dog” and 賓 ( in) meaning “guest” or “visitor from afar.” These seem innocuous enough, however both have deeper associations. These mischievous spirits are charged by the mountain kami with the task of ensuring humans have proper awe and dread of their craggy realms. You may have stumbled into the territory of the species of tengu called guhin. If you are walking through the forest and hear mysterious laughter or the sound of crashing trees, take caution.
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