Dragon Wheel (ryuusha)

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"Dragon wheel, dragon vehicle"
ryuusha, ryusha 竜車, 竜舎
is a round or egg-shaped part of the upper decoration (soorin 相輪, finial) of a pagoda.
It symbolizes a vehicle for the angles to come down to earth.

It is located between the "blazing water decoration" (suien 水煙) below it and the "wishfulfilling jewel (hooju 宝珠) above it.
Second item on the illustration below.


© PHOTO Hoshino

Good explanation of a SOORIN is here,
where the photo is given:
http://homepage3.nifty.com/hoshino/Sanju/Sorin.html



See here for an English explanation of Soorin
JAANUS: sourin
http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/s/sourin.htm


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© http://kawai52.cool.ne.jp/siga-tyoumeiji.htm

The photo shows the top decoration of the temple Choomei-Ji, where the "Dragon Vehicle" was made in the year 1810. Click on the LINK for more photos.

竜車に文化六年（1810）の刻銘があり.


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Temple Kooshoo-Ji 興正寺（こうしょうじ）



The photo shows the top decoration of the temple Kooshoo-Ji-Ji, where the "Dragon Vehicle" is rather elongated and clearly to make out.
Click on the LINK for more photos.

© http://kawai52.cool.ne.jp/aiti-kousyouji.htm

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