Global InformationNuribotoke information
The Nuribotoke (塗仏) is a yōkai found in Japanese yōkai emaki such as the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi. They are also depicted in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien.[1][2]
They are depicted as an animated corpse with darkened skin and dangling eyeballs. Their name literally means "Lacquered Buddha" which references their black lacquered color and their resemblance to Buddha, although the term for Buddha can also be used to mean any deceased spirit.[3] It has also sometimes been referred to as Kurobou (黒坊).[4] They are often portrayed with largely bloated stomachs and appear often as a Buddhist priest.[5]
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