| In the the Sengoku period, otogishu was more likely to be a counselor, therefore, people like Buddhist priest, chief retainer who retired and withdrew to the sidelines, downfallen daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) and busho (Japanese military commander) in the form of a Buddhist priest served as otogishu. |
戦国時代は参謀としての面が強かったため、僧侶や隠居して第一線から退いた重臣、没落した大名、武将が僧形となり務めることが多かった。 |