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Abe no Seimei安部晴明alternative words: Abeno Seimei, Abe Seimei, Abenoseimei keywords: famous person , mystery , philosophy related topics: Onmyodo , Heian period , Konjaku monogatari related web sites: http://kodansha.cplaza.ne.jp/abeseimeijinja/ , http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand/1608/kotenindex.html , http://www.people.or.jp/~seimei/ explanation: The most famous specialist of onmyodo in Heian period. Born in 921 and died in 1005. A legend says that his mother would be a fox (fox was considered an animal having magical power in Japan). First he learned the astrology from Kamono Tadayuki and became a doctor of onmyodo attached to the imperial court. His exploits of predicting natural catastrophes and divination are abundantly cited in Konjaku monogatari. | |