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Do you know about sōhei (Japanese Warrior Monks ) & Yamabushi (Japanese mountain ascetic hermits) ?
Europeans know about Japanese Samurai ( Warriors or Warlords ).Do you know about sōhei (Japanese Warrior Monks ) & Yamabushi (Japanese mountain ascetic hermits) ,who weilded considerable Powers in Ancient Japan
sōhei (Japanese Warrior Monks )
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dhei
Sōhei (僧兵 literally “monk warriors”?) were Buddhist warrior monks of feudal Japan. At certain points of history they held considerable power, obliging the imperial and military governments to collaborate.
Yamabushi (Japanese mountain ascetic hermits)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamabushi
They follow the Shugendō (修験道) doctrine, an integration of mainly esoteric Buddhism of the Shingon (真言) sect, with Tendai (天台宗, Tendai-shū) and Shinto (神道) elements.[citation needed]
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