Miroku

Sango (wife)

Kohaku (brother-in-law)

Unnamed father-in-law †

Shako (grandfather-in-law) †[Note 1]

Kin'u (elder twin daughter)

Gyokuto (younger twin daughter)

Hisui (son)

Kagome

Higurashi

Kirara

Shippo

Koga

Sesshōmaru

Kikyo

Hachiemon

Hakudoshi

Kagura

High intelligence and wisdom

Can sense evil aura

Miroku is a monk who travelled with Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippō, and Sango. His paternal grandfather, Miyatsu, was cursed fifty years ago by Naraku, leading to the creation of the wind tunnel, which was destined to be passed down to all of his descendants, including Miroku. Becuase of this, Miroku's goal is to destroy Naraku in order to lift the curse before it consumes him completely, like it did his father and grandfather.

## Powers & Abilities

Immense Buddhist Power: Miroku has received great buddhist power from his monk ancestry. His grandfather's power was potent enough to incur Naraku's fear and because of this, Naraku cursed his paternal line with the Wind Tunnel; with Naraku's demise, this curse has since been broken. Miroku is trained in the spiritual arts, and proficient in the use of his buddhist power to exterminate malevolent demons and spirits. He has become accustomed to fighting demons and can normally eliminate the average demon with little difficulty. Miroku’s buddhist power, have likely increased during his 1000-day training￼

Spiritual Barriers: Miroku can concentrate his buddhist power into spirit shields or barriers. His barriers allow him to avoid his enemies and mask his scent from demons, making demons unable to detect Miroku. However, his barriers cannot avoid physical assaults and are not as strong as Naraku's or Kikyō's.[8] If the formation collapses or his concentration is broken, then Miroku's barrier dissolves.

Purification Abilities: Miroku can sweep away troublesome demons using his buddhist powers as a monk. While he cannot repel demons by purification alone, this can serve as a charm and maintain his sutra's power.￼

Spiritual Awareness: Miroku can perceive the auras surrounding the divine or demonic. He can also see a person's time of death in advance.[9]￼

Peak Physical Condition: Due to his monk training, Miroku's body and mind have been refined to the peak of human condition. He has displayed impressive speed, stamina, and endurance because of his dedication to his monk ancestry, even at a young age. In his later years, his physical capability has increased even further as a result of his intense 1000-day training.

Peak Human Speed: Miroku's natural ability to move is so extraordinary that he seems almost inhuman. He can even move at speeds that rival that of demons such as Inuyasha. Miroku is one of the fastest humans if not the fastest seen in the series.￼

Peak Human Stamina: Miroku seemingly possess great stamina, as he often kept up with Inuyasha's normal running speed without losing breath for extended periods of time.￼

Peak Human Endurance: Miroku can endure more physical stress than the average person. He has tolerated large amounts of poison being administered from either Naraku himself or other poisonous yōkai; most ordinary humans would otherwise be incapacitated or outright killed from such exposer. He even took little time to rest after being cured of the saimyōshō's poison when first used by Sesshōmaru, and quickly returned to the ongoing battle. He was also able to keep up with Inuyasha and Kōga on foot.

Expert Staff Specialist: Miroku has shown impressive use of his Shakujō staff as a weapon, using it to even fend off Inuyasha wielding the Tessaiga during their first fight. Miroku is also seen using it as a blunt weapon, as seen when he managed to take out a few undead warriors resurrected by Sō'unga.

High Intellect: Miroku is revered as the brains of the group, known for his sophisticated mind. Miroku was highly educated with very acute perception and observational skills that would impress even the likes of Naraku. The monk consistently had an objective outlook on things and was very analytical, often catching details that even his companions were oblivious to. He was able to deduce that Naraku was a Hanyō, and was consistently shown capable of deciphering his actions and deceptions by his methodical mind alone. He possessed a well-rounded knowledge on a variety of topics, specifically holding the pedestal in matters relating to the paranormal and supernatural phenomena. Naraku, a master strategist, had to keep a special eye on him knowing he was more than capable of seeing through his plans and deceit.

Master Tactician: Miroku is the tactician and strategist of the group, to the point that his allies, even Inuyasha himself, tends to hold his words to a high regard during combative situations. He is able to take a broad perspective as well as focus on smaller details when determining the best course of action to achieve a set of objectives, and is typically able to use the resources at his disposal to their best effect. Most importantly, however, he is able to remain objective and focused when doing so, even when his allies aren't. He is noted to be insightful, and can sense changes in enemy movements allowing him to quickly adapt and alter strategies to fit the changing need of the situation. His tactical prowess had occasionally allowed him to counteract and thwart even Naraku's schemes.

Expert Manipulator: Perhaps the most astounding skill Miroku has is that he is a skilled con artist and orator. Several times throughout the journey for the Shikon Jewel shards, Miroku has often used his status as a monk to sway the hearts of the human populace to gain benefits for both him and his friends. He does so by often lying that the richest dwelling in the vicinity has a yōkai for him to exorcise. He does this so often that his own friends were astonished that he spoke the truth when there really was a yōkai in the house that he exorcised.

## Weapons

Shakujō: In Japan, the Shakujō Staff is a necessary item for monks. It can be used as a striking weapon, because of its length, and is particularly effective against demons when charged with spiritual power. After being charged with spiritual power, Miroku can smash demons with a combined physical impact and spiritual effect. Miroku can also use his spiritually charged staff to protect against the demonic.

Shakujō Hiraikotsu: In movie 2, Miroku did gave his Shakujō to Sango onto her Hiraikotsu to defeat Naraku, but unfortunately he faked his death as Miroku's Wind Tunnel has disappeared.￼

Sacred sutras: Miroku commonly employed the use of sutras talismans. Sutras are pieces of paper with incantations inscribed on them, but Miroku uses them like blades, throwing them to attack enemies from a distance. These talismans have spiritual power that can overcome or absorb demon power. Miroku normally uses sutras in his work to "exorcise" ghosts and yōkai from homes and people.￼

Sacred Hiraikotsu: A combined effort, Miroku can place his sutras onto Sango's Hiraikotsu, adding spiritual power to the already potent yōkai slaying weapon.￼