born-from-inanimate-object

Bulgasari · salience 0.95

“In the most commonly told version, the creature's origin is tied to a period of hardship for Buddhist monks, sometimes framed against a historical persecution of Buddhism, during which a monk or a household of monks is said to have shaped a small figure out of rice grains, or in some tellings rice paste or cooked rice, either as a plaything or as an offering.”

Chōchinobake · salience 0.9

“These ethereal creatures are born from ordinary lanterns that have reached their hundredth year of existence”

Kasa-obake · salience 0.9

“object-turned-spirit”

Para · salience 0.9

“its body is said to begin as an ordinary object rather than as flesh”

Dokkaebi

“Dokkaebi are traditionally said to arise from discarded household objects, such as old brooms, bloodied rags, or worn-out tools, that have absorbed enough human energy or blood over long years to awaken as spirits.”