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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* He is based on the protective Buddhist incarnation, or [[wikipedia:Gongen|gongens]] of the [https://www.japanesewiki.com/Buddhism/Kumano%20Gongen.html same name]. | |||
** His backstory reflects the legend of [[wikipedia:Kiyohime|Anchin and Kiyohime]], where a monk named Anchin breaks the heart of a girl named Kiyohime, who then turns into a serpent and burns him alive inside a temple bell. In one version of the legend, Anchin is reborn as Kumano Gongen after his death. | |||
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