1 5 0 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 6 0 0 s . ▁The ▁Fu ju ▁sh u ▁lists ▁ 4 0 0 ▁rit uals , ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁them ▁k u ji - ho . ▁( W ater house , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁particular ▁techniques ▁of ▁k u - ji ▁that ▁are ▁most ▁directly ▁related ▁to ▁b udo , ▁and ▁most ▁widely ▁known ▁are ▁k u ji ▁hon - i ▁( F u ju ▁Sh u ▁# 1 9 9 ) ▁and ▁k u ji ▁no ▁da iji ▁( F u ju ▁Sh u ▁# 2 0 0 ). ▁These ▁two ▁k u ji ▁rit uals ▁are ▁centered ▁in ▁the ▁es oter ic ▁de ities ▁of ▁Sh ing on ▁m ik ky o , ▁the ▁sh ir ten no ▁( F our ▁Heaven ly ▁Kings ) ▁and ▁God ai ▁my o - o ▁( F ive ▁Wis dom ▁Kings ). ▁Other ▁group ings ▁of ▁de ities ▁exist ▁as ▁well ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁sect ▁and ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁k u ji . ▁ ▁Ku ji - ki ri ▁( C ut ting ▁the ▁nine ▁sy ll ables ) ▁The ▁related ▁practice ▁of ▁making ▁nine ▁cut s — ▁five ▁horizontal ▁and ▁four ▁vertical , ▁altern ating ▁— ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁or ▁pal m ▁of ▁a ▁hand ▁with ▁the ▁finger ▁or ▁on ▁paper ▁with ▁a ▁br ush ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁k uj iki ri , ▁nine ▁sy ll able ▁cut s . ▁Ku ji - ki ri ▁is