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jmdict 2428110 Active (id: 2102146)
三尸
【 さんし 】
1. [n]
▶ the three worms (in Taoism)
▶ [expl] worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings
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  ⇔ see: 2428140 庚申待 1. kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period



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3. A 2021-05-10 04:05:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2021-05-10 03:34:40 
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-<gloss>the three worms (in Taoism, worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings)</gloss>
+<gloss>the three worms (in Taoism)</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings</gloss>
1. A 2009-02-17 00:00:00 
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