. ▁Hr ī h ▁sign ifies ▁the ▁element ▁metal ▁and ▁l ungs . ▁The ▁pla cement ▁of ▁A val ok ite ś var a ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁end ▁obviously ▁sign ifies ▁that ▁the ▁other ▁de ities ▁are ▁contained ▁within ▁A val ok ite ś var a . ▁ ▁R ather ▁these ▁k u ji ▁and ▁ju ji ▁origin ated ▁strictly ▁within ▁Japanese ▁Buddh ism ▁is ▁unlikely ▁as ▁J odo ▁Shin sh u ▁is , ▁like ▁many ▁things ▁in ▁Japanese ▁the ology , ▁influenced ▁by ▁T ao ism . ▁And ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁safe ▁to ▁assume ▁that ▁both ▁K ak ub an ▁and ▁Shin ran ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁various ▁T ao ist ▁k u ji ▁and ▁ju ji ▁formulas . ▁R ather ▁or ▁not ▁their ▁k u ji ▁and ▁ju ji ▁formulas ▁are ▁Japanese ▁versions ▁of ▁T ao ist ▁formulas ▁may ▁never ▁be ▁known . ▁However , ▁what ▁is ▁clear ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁represent ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁k u ji ▁and ▁ju ji ▁in ▁Japanese ▁es oter ic ▁Buddh ism ▁[ m ik ky o ]. ▁( W ater house , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁ ▁Again , ▁in ▁the ▁abs ences ▁of ▁further ▁evidence ▁no ▁other ▁conclus ions ▁can ▁be ▁made . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁rit ual ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁related ▁T ao ist ▁de ities . ▁ ▁C . 2 ] ▁ <0xE8> <0x87> <0xA8> / R in : ▁Ta ishi ▁▁ 兵 / Py ō : ▁Su z