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==Profile==
==Profile==
===Origin===
===Origin===
Gozuki (牛頭鬼, lit. "ox-headed ogre") is a Japanese name of the creature [[wikipedia:Ox-Head and Horse-Face|Ox-Head]] (牛頭 ''Niútóu''), one of the guardians of the Chinese underworld along with [[Mezuki|Horse-Face]].
Gozuki (牛頭鬼, lit. "ox-headed ogre") is a Japanese name of the creature [[wikipedia:Ox-Head and Horse-Face|Ox-Head]], one of the guardians of the underworld in East Asian Buddhism along with [[Mezuki|Horse-Face]].


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