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2026-07-27 14:41 UTC
In the tale of Hoichi the Earless, Buddhist monks paint a blind musician's body with a Buddhist sutra that makes him invisible to ghosts as long as he stays still: but they forgot the ears! #MythologyMonday
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@VenusianMars@cupoftea.social 2026-07-27 23:16
@Godyssey@pagan.plus Why would He be still? Is it meaning that he feels a ghost nearby and freezes or something? And, what about the ears? Perceiving sound causes the tympanic movements and therefore the ghosts see said ears and....? I'm also certain these stories have more - ethereal (chuckle) - meanings and I am quite a literal thinker at times + don't mean to be difficult + love these stories, lore, and learning of other cultures' fables and what not and adore Your posts here. ❤️🔥