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In the 'Hitagi Crab' story of _Monogatari_ series, Senjougahara says the
following:

> So you say, Araragi-kun. But I'm afraid I only half trust him. I have been
> tricked too many times. Five people had said the same thing. They'd all been
> liars. And... That did not seem like the end of it. Even the hospital -- I
> only go out of inertia. Honestly, I've pretty much given up. This world may
> be bizarre, but it has neither Mugen Mamiya or Kudan Kumiko. The best it can
> manage is Touge Miroku.

Unfortunately, I could not find either description of these characters nor at
least where they are from (with exception of Mugen Mamiya) while googling. So,
who are they, and why exactly does Senjougahara means by saying that this
world does not have them?


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What does Senjougahara refer in the first novel?


As I haven't read the Japanese edition, and don't have a copy laying around to
reference with. I can't say it with 100% certainty. But it seems to be a play
of words.

Mugem Mamiya (無限 間宮) _Infinite Momentum_  
Kudan Kumiko (件 久美子) _Matter Forever_  
Touge Miroku (峠 みろく) _pass (to) Maitreya_  

Which would turn the sentence into

> This world may be bizarre, but it has neither Infinite momentum or matter(s)
> forever. The best it can manage is pass (to) Maitreya.

[Maitreya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya) being "The Buddha of the
Future"

> One mention of the prophecy of Maitreya is in the Maitreyavyākaraṇa. It
> implies that he is a teacher of meditative trance sādhanā and states that
> gods, men and other beings:  
>  _Will lose their doubts, and the torrents of their cravings will be cut
> off: free from all misery they will manage to cross the ocean of becoming;
> and, as a result of Maitreya's teachings, they will lead a holy life. No
> longer will they regard anything as their own, they will have no possession,
> no gold or silver, no home, no relatives! But they will lead the holy life
> of oneness under Maitreya's guidance. They will have torn the net of the
> passions, they will manage to enter into trances, and theirs will be an
> abundance of joy and happiness, for they will lead a holy life under
> Maitreya's guidance._

Where the (to) pass Maitreya might refer to the [Three ages of
Budhism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Ages_of_Buddhism), (to) pass the
age of Degenerates


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