はうさう

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はうさう – see the following entry.
方相ほうそう
(Buddhism) directional barriers placed to set a place for Buddhist training apart from the outside world
(obsolete) short for 方相氏 (hōsōshi, the figure who drives away demonss at 追儺 (tsuina, year end festival to exorcise evil), also led the hearse carrying the coffin of a deceased emperor)
(This term, はうさう (fausau), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)