Zenki 前鬼 and Goki 後鬼 were a married couple of demo,s (ONI) they were the servants of En-no-gyōja (father of Shugendō)
Representation of the yin in the dualism of the taoism (yin/yang), Yin is female, and stay at the back… When Zenki is the male and stay at the front: when they walk with En-no-gyōja. like the komainu, they express with their mouth the A-gyo and Un-gyo (sort of Alpha and Omega, begining and the end) Goki was in charge to carry a jar filled with sacred water. She bears a case filled with seeds on her back.
Their 5 children represents the 5 elements (which can be also linked to the Onmyodo).
In folklore we consider that the people of Dorogawa are the descendants of Goki…
was shot at Ryusenji: http://www.oominesan-ryusenji.jp/
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