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Benkei probably served as one of the inspirations for Jebu in Robert Shea's Shike books. Trying to think how to word this before I add it to the article. -- 131.207.161.152 14:05, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
I'm hoping someone knowledgeable in drama and fiction happens to be watching this page... I'm curious about the way Benkei is represented in different tales. In Kanjincho, and a number of other places, he is seen as being quite clever, calm, and reserved. However, in Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura, he is impetuous, violent, and not particularly observant, or it would seem cognizant, of the kinds of observances he, as a Buddhist monk, particularly one from Enryakuji, ought to be following. Any thoughts? Thanks. LordAmeth 20:31, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Where does "Saito" (西塔) come from? It's not mentioned at all in the Japanese article. I'm curious about the source of this part of the name. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjoe 01:26, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Just from looking at google there are about 100 000 hits for '武蔵坊弁慶' and 228 for '西塔武蔵坊弁慶' (several of these pages' main language not being Japanese, and so probably influenced by Wikipedia). While there's some Japanese evidence he was sometimes known as Saito Musashibo Benkei, it doesn't seem like this is how he's generally known.
-- Rsm77 ( talk) 19:40, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
count | name | rōmaji |
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3 | 西塔の武蔵坊弁慶 | Saitou no Musashibou Benkei |
0 | 西塔武蔵坊弁慶 | Saitou Musashibou Benkei |
2 | 武蔵坊弁慶 | Musashibou Benkei |
74 | 武蔵坊 | Musashibou |
194 | 弁慶 | Benkei |
Tanabe, Wakayama has a couple big statues (and a festival, etc) of Benkei. What's the connection, is that where he was born? Cesiumfrog ( talk) 09:35, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Longer than the actual real part of the article, I think I am going to be sick. This is getting modified to bejesus once I get my hands on some proper refs. Man Over-bored ( talk) 15:40, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Is there a decent ref to the Nanadogu, or is that a myth made up by the Seven Basic Tools of Quality crowd?
Hcobb ( talk) 19:17, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
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I have renamed "Adaptations" to "In popular culture", as it better describes the content of the section. I've also divided the info according to medium for comprehensibility. The article would benefit from additional info about Benkei's career as a retainer and the events leading up to his death (something a bit more detailed than "In the end..."). Also, there are countless folk tales revolving around Benkei, but virtually none are mentioned here. Perhaps a "Folklore" section enumerating those various stories and his influence on pop culture would be appropriate. Zargabaath ( talk) 09:03, 20 May 2020 (UTC)