Yamabushi sect

Yamabushi, “mountain men”, were monks who lived in monestaries in the Great Wall of the North and Spine of the World Mountains, or in other mountains or wild areas throughout Rokugan.

These monks focused on a relationship with the natural world, as only through experiencing the interplay of the elements in their most primal state could the soul be set free.

The most prominent yamabushi temple was the Shrine of the Seven Thunders, located in the Spine of the World Mountains. The focus on the standard yamabushi practiced of meditation, contemplation, and quiet study, although they also had embraced marital training, remembering the example of the Seven Thunders.