#ikiryoh

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IKIRYOH

In Japanese folklore the ikiryoh is the name used to describe an entity that is thought to be created by the evil thoughts and feelings of a person. When it is energized by hatred the ikiryoh becomes so powerful it can leave the person harbouring hateful thoughts and enter and possess the person who is the object of the hatred. Once inside it can kill the victim slowly by draining away the person's energy. The ikiryoh is thought to be extremely difficult to exorcise and there are numerous rites to drive it away, including the reading of Buddhist scriptures.

Text from The Element Encyclopedia of Ghosts & Hauntings by Theresa Cheung (HarperElement, 2013)

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Ikiryō - In Japanese folklore, a spirit that is born of evil thoughts and feelings harbored by a person. The ikiryō, energized by hatred, becomes powerful enough to leave its source and enter and possess the object of the person's hatred. Once inside, it kills the victim in a vampire-like fashion by slowly draining the person's energy. The ikiryō is extremely difficult to exorcize. Rites to drive it away include the reading of Buddhist sutras.

Text from The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters (Checkmark Books, 2005) by Rosemary Guiley