野や巫ぶ

noun

rural female shaman

Historical term for a female shaman or medium in rural areas, often associated with folk religion and divination.

• 昔むかし、村むらでは野や巫ぶが雨あま乞ごいの儀ぎ式しきを行おこなった。

  Long ago, a rural female shaman performed a rain-making ritual in the village.

noun

unlearned Zen practitioner

Rare Zen term for a practitioner who lacks proper training or understanding; sometimes used critically. Cross-referenced with 藪 (やぶ) sense 2.

See also: 藪 (やぶ)

• 禅ぜん寺でらで、修しゅ行ぎょうの足たりない僧そうを野や巫ぶと呼よぶことがある。

  In Zen temples, a monk with insufficient training is sometimes called a yabu.