Abeno-Shakuji-Maya

**Abeno-Shakuji-Maya** (安倍=シャクジ=摩耶) is a member of Shin-Shinjuku GR School's electronic music club.

## Quote

"Hey, you're a total idiot aren't-cha? My condolences LOL"

## Background

Born in a temple in the Asakusa area, she was raised in a Shinto shrine in the Kabuki area. Recognizing that she was thrown away, she rejects the gods that did not come to her aid.

At the time, she met the charismatic, brightly shining Matoi, and was shocked. Believing that Matoi is truly a God, she is working to make her the only God. Music incorporating various roots, her unique fashion sense and her odd way of ending sentences are characteristic of her.

## Appearance

She has long and gray hair, and black eyes. She is seen wearing a customized black sailor uniform based on that of the Heisei period. For example, her green socks are probably a type of loose socks, albeit extreme. She wears a black obi, a vermilion obijime and a black fox mask. In addition, her sleeves are decorated with vermilion cherry blossom motifs. Besides, the fox mask gives off a suspicious scent. She has bandages on her neck and thighs.

## Etymology

* Abeno can be split into A (安, reads as an by itself), which means "restful", and Be (倍, reads as bai by itself), which means "increase" or “disobey”. The "no" part will be explained later. Abe (安倍) is one of major traditional clans of Japan. Among them, Abe no Seimei (安倍晴明), an yin-and-yang master of the Heian period, is very famous. 安倍 usually reads Abe, but her family name is Abeno. Thus, it can be assumed that her family name is related to Abe no Seimei.
* Shakuji is probably the name of the kami (deity or spirit) of Shinto written as 石神, meaning the god of stones.
* Since Maya is a transliteration of Sanskrit, the meaning of the Kanji is not important. Maya is the name of the mother of Buddha. She is indicated in Maya-bunin (摩耶夫人) or Maya-fujin (same Kanji), meaning Mrs. Maya, and sometimes 夫人 is omitted.

## Trivia

* It is a complicated process, but there is a connection between Shakuji and Maya's symbol, the fox. There is a god named Shaguji, and some theories say that Shakuji (石神, god of stones) is the same god. Furthermore, at one shrine, there is a case of confusion between Shaguji and another deity, Saguji. Saguji was originally pronounced San-ko-shin, which is a phonetic reading of Miketsu-no-Kami (三狐神). And the Kanji "狐" means fox. In other words, Shakuji = Shaguji, Saguji = Miketsu-no-Kami (三狐神), and Shaguji and Saguji have been confused. By the way, Miketsu-no-Kami is another name for Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami (宇迦之御魂神), which has been syncretized with Inari-no-Kami (稲荷神). And it is well known in Japan that the divine messenger of Inari-no-Kami are foxes.
* Generally, in countries where Northern Buddhism was introduced, including Japan, Buddha's Birthday (灌仏会) is celebrated on 8th April. And this is the same as her birthday. Maya died seven days after giving birth to Buddha.

## References

1. ↑ Denonbu Novel Part 2, Prologue
2. ↑ Kanjipedia
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "outcry-ongakuの語り場" (the outcry's consideration blog)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "ミシャグジ". Wikipedia
5. ↑ "摩耶". Wikipedia
6. ↑ "三狐神". Kotobank
7. ↑ "名勝を構成する要素". Ise City Hall
8. ↑ "摩耶夫人". Wikipedia

## Abeno-Shakuji-Maya

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