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by Micha F. Lindemans

A Japanese priest from the mountain Hakkotsu-San ("Skeleton Mountain"). The priest once loved a girl, which is a sin for Buddhist priests. He became an okuma, a devil, and destroyed his own temple. As an old man he recovered his wits and sat down to pray. He went on muttering prayers after he died, becoming a praying skeleton.