Miroku

Miroku

A Buddhist 'houshi,' or low-ranking, itinerant monk, Miroku traveled the countryside performing services such as exorcisms and yōkai exterminations to earn his living. He suffers from a hereditary curse originally inflicted upon his grandfather Miyatsu (also a Buddhist monk) by Naraku, who exploited Miyatsu's weakness for attractive women by taking the shape of one, and reflected one of Miyatsu's ofuda back to pierce the palm of his right hand (it appears to be his left hand in the English language manga where right and left are reversed). The hole in his hand became a kazāna (air void or "wind tunnel") which sucks in anything not nailed down, regardless of mass. Miroku uses the kazāna as a powerful weapon against yōkai, but as he grows older, the kazāna grows inevitably larger, and if the curse is not broken by Naraku's death, it will grow too large to control and consume Miroku himself - the same fate his grandfather and his father have already met. Probably as a result of this, Miroku takes a hedonistic approach to life which is uncharacteristic of a proper monk; he is a talented con artist who does not hesitate to invent fictitious supernatural menaces which he can then offer to combat in return for food and shelter, and like his grandfather he has a distinct weakness for pretty women. He makes a point of asking every attractive woman he meets if she will bear his child, claiming that he wants to be sure of an heir to continue his pursuit of Naraku if he dies, and his hands have a seemingly uncontrollable habit of wandering - something which often gets him soundly thumped by Sango, the favorite subject of his groping. However, in spite of his less-than-saintly behavior, Miroku proves to have a core of deep spirituality and, as a result, impressive spiritual powers. ("Miroku" is Japanese for Maitreya.)

Apparence

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Inuyasha
Diffusion :Monday 16 October 2000
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Inuyasha: Kanketsu-hen
Diffusion :Sunday 4 October 2009
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Diffusion :Saturday 3 October 2020
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Inuyasha: Toki wo Koeru Omoi
Inuyasha: Toki wo Koeru Omoi
Diffusion :Saturday 22 December 2001
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Inuyasha: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjo
Inuyasha: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjo
Diffusion :Saturday 21 December 2002
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Inuyasha: Tenka Hadou no Ken
Inuyasha: Tenka Hadou no Ken
Diffusion :Saturday 20 December 2003
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Inuyasha: Guren no Houraijima
Inuyasha: Guren no Houraijima
Diffusion :Thursday 23 December 2004
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Hanyou no Yashahime: Ni no Shou
Hanyou no Yashahime: Ni no Shou
Diffusion :Saturday 2 October 2021
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