The moon rabbits aren't actually rabbits, right? So what are they? People the moon considered impure and so forced into a soldier caste?

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Anonymous Wed Mar 13 11:44:19 2013 No.10605577 [DELETED]

The moon rabbits aren't actually rabbits, right? So what are they? People the moon considered impure and so forced into a soldier caste?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 13 11:45:34 2013 No.10605584 They're rabbits that look like humans with rabbit ears.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 13 11:46:04 2013 No.10605586 >>10605584 But they were hats with rabbit ears and when they don't they have those buttons to keep them on.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 13 11:46:19 2013 No.10605587 Why would they not be rabbits?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 13 11:48:34 2013 No.10605596 They're rabbits in the same way that youkai are monsters but also people.

Dragon and white rabbit making elixir of immortality Dragon and white rabbit making elixir of immortality Wed Mar 13 11:51:19 2013 No.10605604
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Dragon and white rabbit making elixir of immortality

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 13 11:57:04 2013 No.10605626 >>10605604 can someone explain this image to me?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 13 11:57:49 2013 No.10605625 File: 241 KB, 825x721, 5312331563321.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Moon Rabbits are... actually.... _______SURPRISE!!!!!

Anonymous Wed Mar 13 13:24:05 2013 No.10605886

>>10605577
see
>>10605596
Both have to do with the Buddhist conception of the hierarchy of living things and spirits.
tldr: both spiritually powerful plants and animals and divine supernatural beings assume human form both for ease of communication with humans and recognition of humans being closer to Buddahood than they are.
Asia has been Buddhist for so long that this kind of character archtype pops up even in popular, non-religious stories and art.

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