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==Profile==
==Profile==
===Origin===
===Origin===
 
The ''hannya'' ({{JP|般若|hannya|hannya}}) is a mask used in Noh theater that is typically used to represent a female demon or [[oni]]. The origin of the mask's name is said to come from either a monk who was from Nara Hannya-bō, or a Buddhist term for wisdom.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=There are two views about the origin of its name Hannya; one is that a monk from Nara Hannya-bō translated the creation of this type into art, and the other is that making the masks of demons required the mask maker to have the wisdom which opens people's eyes to the reality of things, and the wisdom was called Hannya in Buddhism.|translquote= |author= |url=[https://www.the-noh.com/sub/jp/index.php?mode=db&action=e_view_detail&data_id=11&class_id=1 Noh Masks Database: Onryo: Hannya]|retrieved= April 23, 2024|site=the-noh.com}}</ref>
===Design===
===Design===


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==Game Appearances==
==Game Appearances==
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Hannya is the final opponent of the Level 2 Virtual Battler in the [[Center]].


==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
Hanja comes from 半邪 ''hanja'', meaning "half-evil", or 半蛇 ''hanja'', meaning "half-snake".<ref>{{Cite Book|book=[[Megami Tensei II no Subete]]|publyear=1990|lang=Japanese|page=p. 52|author=Daisuke Narisawa|isbn={{ISBN|978-4-88063-925-3}}}}</ref>
According to its official profile from ''[[Megami Tensei II no Subete]]'', the name Hanja comes from 半邪 ''hanja'', meaning "half-evil", or 半蛇 ''hanja'', meaning "half-snake".<ref>{{Cite Book|book=[[Megami Tensei II no Subete]]|publyear=1990|lang=Japanese|page=p. 52|author=Daisuke Narisawa|isbn={{ISBN|978-4-88063-925-3}}}}</ref>
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Not to be confused with Drill Hannya or Takashi Hanya.
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Hannya is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

The hannya (Japanese: 般若hannya, Hepburn: hannya) is a mask used in Noh theater that is typically used to represent a female demon or oni. The origin of the mask's name is said to come from either a monk who was from Nara Hannya-bō, or a Buddhist term for wisdom.[1]

Design

Gameplay

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei II

Hannya is the final opponent of the Level 2 Virtual Battler in the Center.

Nomenclature

According to its official profile from Megami Tensei II no Subete, the name Hanja comes from 半邪 hanja, meaning "half-evil", or 半蛇 hanja, meaning "half-snake".[2]

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハンジャDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis

ハンニャShin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei if...
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Hanja
Hannya

Gallery

References

  1. "There are two views about the origin of its name Hannya; one is that a monk from Nara Hannya-bō translated the creation of this type into art, and the other is that making the masks of demons required the mask maker to have the wisdom which opens people's eyes to the reality of things, and the wisdom was called Hannya in Buddhism." Noh Masks Database: Onryo: Hannya. Retrieved April 23, 2024. the-noh.com.
  2. Megami Tensei II no Subete (1990), Daisuke Narisawa. Japanese. p. 52. ISBN-13: 978-4-88063-925-3.