八はっ天てん狗ぐ

noun

hattengu; eight great tengu

A collective term for eight legendary tengu said to reside on specific sacred mountains in Japan. Used in folklore and esoteric Buddhist contexts.

See also: 天狗

• 八はっ天てん狗ぐは、愛宕山あたごやまや比ひ良ら山やまなど八やっつの山やまに住すむとされる天てん狗ぐたちの総そう称しょうです。

  The hattengu is a collective name for tengu said to live on eight mountains, including Mount Atago and Mount Hira.