Episode 16

Mystical Hand of the Amorus Monk, Miroku is the sixteenth episode of the InuYasha anime. It first aired in Japan on February 19, 2001.

Plot
InuYasha, Kagome, and Shippo encounter Miroku, an unusual (and lecherous) young monk, when he steals Kagome's Shikon Jewel shards. Cursed with a void in his right hand, Miroku reveals the source of his curse, the yōkai Naraku, who has been after the Shikon Jewel for fifty years.