Kikazaru - Hear No Evil

Kikazaru is one of the three wise monekys. He hears no evil by covering his ears. In Japanese legend, the Sanshi are the Three Corpses or worms, living inside everyone's body. The Sanshi keep track of the good deeds and particularly the bad deeds of the person they inhabit. They report these deeds to the god, Ten-Tei. The three wise monekys caused the Sanshi and, ultimately, the god, Ten-Tei not to see, say or hear the bad deeds of a person. Protecting them from judgement or persecution. When I was a child I had imaginary friends who I thought provided good thoughts and bad thoughts to me. I was the third, neutral person who could be influenced either way. In a way my imaginary friends ope...View all