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Meanings
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Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism
A syncretic religious tradition combining elements of Shinto, Buddhism, and folk practices, centered on mountain ascetic training.
Shugendō is a uniquely Japanese religion centered on mountain ascetic practice.
As a practitioner of Shugendō, he undergoes rigorous training.