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|[[Image:Oni kanji.jpg|thumb|300px|Bungie's rendition of the '''''oni''''' (demon) [[wikipedia: | |[[Image:Oni kanji.jpg|thumb|300px|Bungie's rendition of the '''''oni''''' (demon) [[wikipedia:Kanji|kanji]]. | ||
<br>The corresponding Chinese is '''''[[guǐ]]''''' 鬼 (ghost). | <br>The corresponding Chinese is '''''[[guǐ]]''''' 鬼 (ghost). | ||
<br>See also '''''[[Daodan|dǎo dàn]] guǐ''''' 捣蛋鬼 (troublemaker).]] | <br>See also '''''[[Daodan|dǎo dàn]] guǐ''''' 捣蛋鬼 (troublemaker).]] | ||
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===Ghosts=== | ===Ghosts=== | ||
Before the influence of Buddhism, oni may have been depicted as immaterial spirits like the [[wikipedia: | Before the influence of Buddhism, oni may have been depicted as immaterial spirits like the [[wikipedia:Yurei|yurei]], which needed to be driven out through [[wikipedia:Onmyodo|yin-yang magic]]. Instead of being the "official enforcers of the underworld", they would infest sacred places and prey on humans. However, the concept of oni eventually crystallized into a more solid form. | ||
===Ogres=== | ===Ogres=== | ||