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1. Shugendō

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   Shugendō (修験道, "The Way of Acquiring Supernatural Power through Austerity") is a syncretic, esoteric Japanese religious movement that synthesizes elements of Shinto, Esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyō), and indigenous mountain asceticism. Practitioners, known as yamabushi (literally, "one who lies down in the mountains"), seek spiritual attainment (satori) and practical supernatural abilities (satori-katsuryoku) through rigorous disc…