馬め頭ず

noun

horse-headed demon (in hell)

Buddhist term; a demonic figure with a horse's head, often paired with 牛頭 (ごず, ox-headed demon) as guardians or torturers in hell.

See also: 牛頭馬頭

• 地じ獄ごくの絵えには、馬め頭ずと牛ご頭ずがよく描えがかれている。

  In pictures of hell, horse-headed and ox-headed demons are often depicted.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、馬め頭ずは亡もう者じゃを責せめる鬼おにの一ひとつとされる。

  In Buddhism, the horse-headed demon is considered one of the ogres that torment the dead.