The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1622 page)

 
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Nachi sennichi no gy
ja
.

An
ascetic
in Japanese religion (usually Buddhist) who completes the practice of standing naked for a thousand days beneath the Nachi falls, near Katsu-ura. The falls drop in a narrow band of water for about 130 m. At the base of the falls is the Hir
-
(Flying Dragon) shrine. The Nachi shrine is above the falls, an ancient site, but the present buildings are recent (1848).

 
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Naciketas
.

Son of V
ja
ravas, who appears in
Taittr
ya Br
hmana
and in
Katha Upani
ad
, where he learns from
Yama
the secret of immortality.