Japanese · No. 119

Rite of Mount Kurama

Inspired by: Mount Kurama, the sacred mountain north of Kyoto, with its temple, the tengu of legend and the mountain ascetic practices of Shugendō.

Rite of Mount Kurama
At the mountain's summit, the wind learns your name.
Rarity
Common
Category
Ritual
Effect
Sacrifice 3 monsters with the right materials to summon a ritual monster.

The myth

This rite is a MYTHENOR creation built from real elements. Mount Kurama has been revered for over a thousand years: by its own tradition Kurama-dera temple was founded in the late eighth century, and its trails pass through the Sōjōgadani valley, where legend says young Ushiwakamaru trained with the tengu. In Japan, climbing the sacred mountain is itself a religious practice: Shugendō ascetics enter the mountains to die symbolically and be reborn purified. The card imagines a rite in which a servant, an ascetic and a lordless warrior climb together and call the king of the mountain.

Why it has this power

A Common ritual: sacrifice the Karasu-tengu Scout, the Sacred-Mountain Yamabushi and the Tōkaidō Road Ronin to summon Sōjōbō, King of the Tengu. These are the three paths to the summit: serving, meditating and seeking a master. The archipelago's cheapest ritual calls one of its strongest Birds.

Did you know

Every October the village of Kurama holds its Fire Festival, in which residents carry enormous torches through the narrow streets to Yuki Shrine.

Connections

Where to get it

  • Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 40 dust

Sources

  1. Kurama-dera: history (鞍馬寺の歴史) — Kurama-dera
  2. Shugendō — Encyclopedia of Shinto — Kokugakuin University
  3. Sangaku shinkō — Encyclopedia of Shinto — Kokugakuin University