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*''Japanese'': 金剛杖 ''(kongou zue)''
The ''kongô-zue'' is an octagonal wooden staff used by mountain climbers and mountain ascetics, and particularly associated with the ''[[yamabushi]]''. The character of [[Benkei]], when portrayed on the [[Noh]] or [[kabuki]] stage, often wields one such staff.
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==References==
*''Japanese Noh Drama: Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese'', vol. 3, Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkôkai (1960), 152n4.
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The ''kongô-zue'' is an octagonal wooden staff used by mountain climbers and mountain ascetics, and particularly associated with the ''[[yamabushi]]''. The character of [[Benkei]], when portrayed on the [[Noh]] or [[kabuki]] stage, often wields one such staff.
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==References==
*''Japanese Noh Drama: Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese'', vol. 3, Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkôkai (1960), 152n4.
[[Category:Arms and Armor]]