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Welcome to the Dragon Gallery !
- e-book BLOG by Gabi Greve -

All about the Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger
and other Animal Art of Asia.



- Roof Dragon at my home, GokuRakuAn 極楽庵　-

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2012 - the Year of the Dragon - Dragon Year
2024 - the Year of the Dragon - Dragon Year
Das Jahr des Drachen, Jahr des Drachens,
Drachenjahr


Zodiac Animals of Asia, the DRAGON



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The DRAGON has a special place in Asian mythology and art.
Here is a growing collection of articles and artifacts on the subject.

The snake, little brother of the Dragon, will also be dealt with.


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... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CONTENTS

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Alphabetical List of Dragons, by Kylie McCormick
..... Start from here! With Mythology of World Dragons and more
(external link)


. Amulets and Talismans - Tatsu 辰 Dragon .
clay bells　土鈴, ema votive tablets 絵馬、hariko　張子 papermachee figures

BHUTAN : The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan
February 26 - May 23, 2008

Chinese characters, arranged with DRAGON TAITO たいと

Children of the Dragon King 龍生九子 Nine Children .
hiiki 贔屓 / 贔負（ひいき) child of the dragon king
bishi びし、 Bìxì


Chinese Dragons by Crystalinks

The Chinese Dragon, by Kate Hunt (Artnet)

Fifth Lucky Dragon, A Fishing Boat Tragedy 第五福竜丸の事件

Gods of the Elements by Gabi Greve

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .

Kagura and the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi by Gabi Greve

. Kooryuu 甲龍 Koryu "Dragon from Koshu" grapes .

Kurikara, the Sword of Fudo Myo-o 　by Gabi Greve

Nagarjuna, the Dragon Tree 龍樹 Ryuuju Master Translator

. Nature and Dragon Names .

Ryuujin 龍神, 竜神 Ryujin, the Dragon God
all the details by Mark Schumacher

Ryuuoo 竜王 Ryuo, the Dragon Kings
Hachidai ryuu-oo 八大竜王 Eight Great Dragon Kings
Kairyuu oo kyoo 海龍王経　Sutra of the Dragon King of the Sea


Seiryuu 青龍; 青竜 Seiryu, Azure Dragon in the East
seiryoo, blue dragon, green dragon, Qinglong


. Shrines with Dragon Names .

. Temples with Dragon Names .


- the Kappapedia - Kappa, the Water Goblin
水神　- Water Deity -
- KAPPA - 河童 かっぱ /　カッパ

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. INFO - Latest Dragon information - .

. ABC - Index of this BLOG .

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... ... ... Other Dragons

Cherry Tree : The Lying-Dragon Cherry Tree. Garyuuzakura 臥龍桜

Palace, Dragon Palace, ryuuguu 竜宮城

. 竜宮と伝説 Ryugu Legends about the Dragon Palace .


Waterfalls, ryuutaki, Ryu no Taki 龍ヶ滝

ryuujo 竜女 Ryujo, dragon woman - Legends


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... ... ... Other Animals

Dragonfly (tombo, tonbo) a kigo for haiku

Mandarin Ducks, oshidori 鴛鴦、おしどり

Phoenix in Asian Art

Serpent Festival (Nag Panchami) India
... Snake, serpent, viper, cobra (hebi, mamushi, habu) Japan a kigo for haiku

Tiger, the Four Sleepers, Shisui

Tortoise and Snake (Tsurukame) by Gabi Greve

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Most interesting material disappears soon from the internet. This blog contains a series of articles and pieces of art, collected for educational purposes.
Proper credit is given at the top of each entry.
Please read the . Copyright Policy . of the Daruma Museum.


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2012 Year of the Dragon

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2012 - Year of the Dragon


初夢や辰の上に立つ富士の山
hatsu yume ya tatsu no ue ni tatsu Fuji no Yama

first dream -
a dragon at the foot
of Mount Fuji


Katsushika Hokusai　葛飾北斎

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tatsu 辰 Dragon
ryuu,ryoo 龍 /　竜　dragon

The TATSU Dragon is one of the 12 zodiac animals of the Asian lunar calendar.
He is therefore a well-liked animal in folk art and handicraft.

It comes as a papermachee doll, clay doll or clay bell and other materials.

. Tatsu 辰 The Zodiac Dragon

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2012年のだるま　Daruma for 2012
干支だるま《辰》


source :　takasaki-kankoukyoukai.or.jp

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Kurashiki, shrine Ashitaka Jinja 倉敷市笹沖, 足高神社
for the year Heisei 24　平成24年


At the shrine Tsurusaki Jinja 鶴崎神社 they are preparing a huge dragon ema with two dragons, in auspicious white and red, made from origami paper.
They show a "dragon going to heaven" 昇り竜
symbolizing the future for Japan, which must go up after so much damage in 2011.





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Some labyrinths to work through!


Find the differences !
間違い探しの年賀状　「辰（たつ）の餅つき」



迷路の年賀状　「辰（たつ）とだるま」


Look at many more wonderful Dragon games :

source : blog.kotoba.littlestar.jp


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Dragon Bisquits in a Daruma Box
小戸橋製菓おすすめの「お年賀ギフト」



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昇龍開運絵馬



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source :　web-room-krym4.com


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nengajoo　年賀状 New Year Greeting Cards







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New Year Greetings with Daruma








source :　maneki_neko


. Nenga 年賀状 New Year Greetings with Daruma .

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. Kunitokotachi no Mikoto .

龍神「国常立尊」 Kunitokotachi no Mikoto
『日月神示』でも
「日本列島が国常立尊の肉体」だと示されている通り、日本列島は龍体をしている。

"The Japanese Islands
are the body of the Dragon Kunitokotachi.!



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Reference

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Reference - Books, Articles . . .

- - - - More links are at the right sidebar of this BLOG.

. Dragons and Lotus Blossoms .
Vietnamese Ceramics from the Birmingham Museum of Art

. Dragon Horse Mountain - Ryuma San .
Yoshitsune Temple Gikeiji at Minmaya

. Dragon Flute - ryuuteki, ryuteki　竜笛 .
gagaku and flute music

. Zodiac Animals - The DRAGON in our Gallery .
The Chinese Lunar Calendar and much more links ...

. Dragon Palace - ryuuguu　竜宮 in Japan .

. Waterfalls like Dragons .
There are many in Japan !

. Phoenix 鳳凰　 Start exploring Phoenix Art. .

. TIGER archives of the Dragon Gallery .

. Chinese Dragons, Article .

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Alphabetical Index and more about Dragons by Kylie McCormick
This is a most extensive resource on Dragon Lore !
http://www.blackdrago.com/contentlist.htm

Dragon Pictures, Asian Dragons: Tim Spalding
in Art and on the WEB
http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/dragons/22.html


Kyoto National Museum -English Pages
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/index_top.html

Tokyo National Museum TNM
http://www.tnm.jp/en/servlet/Con?pageId=X00&processId=00

Trocadero Antiques: search for more than 500 DRAGONS
Antiques, Fine Art & Decorative Art. Collectibles, Gifts
http://www.trocadero.com/

Himalayan Art
Features over 1500 artworks from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, China and Mongolia.
http://www.himalayanart.org/

Orientations--the website of the leading Asian Art magazine
http://www.orientations.com.hk/

Zodiac Animals　－ The Lunar Calendar in Japan
, By Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara
http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/calendar.htm


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. Dragon Shrines of Japan .


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Zodiac Animals

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12 Zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi


Dragon : tatsu　辰　
Dragon and Snake : tatsumi 辰巳

Grace Kelly (1928), Napoleon III (1808), and Deng Xiaoping (1904) were Dragon born.

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2012 is the year of the Water Dragon

mizunoe tatsu, jinshin 　
壬辰 みずのえたつ /　じんしん




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Jikkan Junishi (literally 10 stems and 12 branches)
refers to the Chinese zodiac symbols, also called eto in Japanese. The 10 heavenly stems referred yin-yang principles and the elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water.

The 12 earthly branches included 12 animals:
rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse,
sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and wild boar.
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DRAGON:
Full of vitality and enthusiasm, the Dragon is a popular individual even with the reputation of being foolhardy and a "big mouth" at times. You are intelligent, gifted, and a perfectionist but these qualities make you unduly demanding on others. You would be well-suited to be an artist, priest, or politician.

Born in 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024, 2036, 2048, 2060.

Read more about the other Zodiac Animals
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In China, instead of asking your age, people may ask you questions like "what do you belong to?" Don't ever think that you are expected to answer like "I belong to the US". You are supposed to belong to one of twelve animals! (Those are mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.) It is not that weird as you have to follow the order of a mouse or a tiger. That is Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese Zodiac is based on a twelve year cycle --- each year being represented by an animal that imparts distinct characteristics to its year.

Many Chinese believe that the year of a person's birth is the primary factor in determining that person's personality traits, physical and mental attributes and degree of success and happiness throughout his lifetime. Actually, in China, this is just an alternative way to say how old you are.

Chinese astrology has a history of more than 3,000 years. Ancient Chinese people invented the 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches for chronological purposes. However, since most people were illiterate, 12 animals were designated to symbolize the 12 Earthly Branches in order to be better remembered. These lucky animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig successively.

According to legend, many years ago Buddha summoned all the animals to a meeting in which he would designate the first 12 animals arriving,to be signs of a year respectively. On the night before the departure, cat notified his pal, rat, and they agreed that the one waking up first the next morning must awake the other so they can depart for the meeting together. However, rat broke his promise and arrived for the meeting alone. Then, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig arrived one after the other. When cat woke up and hurried there, the meeting was over. It is said that is the reason why the cat kills rats.

Chinese astrology argues that one's personality profile can be revealed form one's birth time. However, Chinese zodiac is based on the year rather than in the month as in the western system. In China everybody knows which animal sign he or she is born under. Do you want to know which animal you are born under and check out your astrological path according to Chinese Zodiac?

The Chinese Calendar

Chinese New Year is the main holiday of the year for more than one quarter of the world's population. Although the People's Republic of China uses the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes, a special Chinese calendar is used for determining festivals. Various Chinese communities around the world also use this calendar. At right, a large dragon lantern glows at a festival for Chinese New Year at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial. Taipei, Taiwan.

The beginnings of the Chinese calendar can be traced back to the 14th century B.C.E. Legend has it that the Emperor Huangdi invented the calendar in 2637 B.C.E.

The Chinese calendar is based on exact astronomical observations of the longitude of the sun and the phases of the moon. This means that principles of modern science have had an impact on the Chinese calendar.

2000-year-old Almanac Found in Suizhou Hubei Province
- Chongzhen Lishu
- Shoushi Calendar
- Chinese Lunar Calendar
- Tibetan Wuhou Calendar
-- a Unique Ethnic Minority Calendar
- Ten-month Solar Calendar of Yi Ethnic Minority
- Origins of the Solar Calendar
- Chuxiong Solar Calendar Cultural Park -- Symbol of the Yi Civilization

- Calendarian Achivements
- Calendar Making in Ancient China
- Solar Terms
- Chinese Calendar vs. Western Calendar
- Taichu Calendar
- Daming Calendar
- Dayan Calenar

Read a lot more here
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The Lunar Calendar in Japan
By Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara


KANSHI (or ETO 干支) = Zodiac Calendar
JUUNI SHI (or JUNI SHI 十二支) = 12 Zodiac Animals
By Mark Schumacher


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Nakayugawa papermachee doll
会津中湯川土人形 - by Aoyagi san 青柳守彦



. Catfish, Dragon and Daruma .



Read a short introduction by Gabi Greve


. tatsubina 辰雛 Dragon hina dolls .



. Zodiac Animals and Japanese Folk Toys .


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Temples with the "dragon" in their name

The Dragon in temple names refers to the Chinese dragon bringing clouds.
It also refers to local legends about snakes and dragons in a pond.
Another source is the posthumous Buddhist name of the temple founder, which often contains "Dragon".

There are usually more than one temple with the same Dragon name.




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. Bonten　梵天 Baramonten, Brahma .

. Ryuugeji 竜花寺 Ryuge-Ji "Dragon Flower Temple" .
2085 Muramatsu, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka
静岡市清水区村松２０８５
and
竜海寺　Ryukai-Ji, 竜心寺 Ryushin-Ji, 竜天寺 Ryuten-Ji and 竜王寺 RyuO-Ji.


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Ryuufkukuji 龍福寺　Ryufuku-Ji "Dragon Luck Temple"

Ryuuganji 龍岩寺 Ryugan-Ji "Dragon Rock Temple"

. Ryuugeji 龍華寺 Ryuge-Ji "Dragon Lotus Temple" .
- GE can also be the Bodhi tree of Maitreya

Ryuujooji 滝上寺 Ryujo-Ji "Dragon Above Temple"
Ryuujooji 龍城寺 Ryujo-Ji "Dragon Castle Temple"

Ryuujuuji 竜樹寺　Ryuju-Ji "Dragon Tree Temple"
. The translator Nagarjuna was called Ryuju, Dragon Tree

Ryuukooji 龍湖寺 Ryuko-Ji "Dragon Lake Temple"
... Ryuusuiji 龍水寺 Ryusui-Ji "Dragon Water Temple"

Ryuukooji　龍興寺 Ryuko-Ji "Dragon Prospering Temple"

Ryuumonji 竜門寺 Ryumon-Ji "Dragon Gate Temple"
Ryuuonji 竜穏寺 / 龍穏寺 Ryuon-Ji "Dragon Calm Temple" (H)

Ryuushooji Ryusho-Ji
龍昌寺
龍翔寺
龍照寺
龍勝寺 Ryusho Nagarjuna Temple

Ryuutaku-ji 龍沢寺 Ryutaku-ji"Dragon Swamp Temple"
Ryuutenji 龍天寺 Ryuten-Ji "Dragon Heaven Temple"
Ryuutooji 龍頭寺 Ryuto-Ji "Dragon Head Temple"
Ryuuunji, Ryoounji 龍雲寺 Ryuun-Ji, Ryoun-Ji "Dragon Cloud Temple"
Ryuuzooji龍蔵寺 Ryuzo-Ji "Dragon Store Temple"


Shinryuuji 信竜寺 Shinryu-Ji “Trusty Dragon Temple”
Shooryuuji 昌竜寺 Shoryu-Ji“Flourishing Dragon Temple”
Sooryuu-ji 蒼龍寺 Soryu-Ji“Blue Dragon Temple”


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Anryuuji 安竜寺 Anryu-Ji “Peaceful Dragon Temple”


Banryuuji 蟠竜寺 Banryu-Ji“Coiling Dragon Temple”


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Dannoo Hoorinji 檀王法林寺 Danno Horin-Ji
Kyoto
In the compound of this temple is a
Ryuujindoo 龍神堂 Ryujin Do Hall Dragon Hall
with a statue of



Kamogawa Ryuujin　加茂川龍神　
Kamogawa Dragon Deity
with a special ritual on June 1 (or the first sunday in June) to pray for safe rain and a good harvest.
ryuujin hooyoo 龍神法要

Prayers are made to this deity in times of drought or too much rain.
The statue is gentle like a Kannon statue, with a fearful dragon with long arms on her head.
It was made in 1666 by order of Emperor Reigen Tenno 霊元天皇, after the river Kamogawa caused a great flooding.
The Deity represents one of the Eight Great Dragon Kings 八大龍王 in its Buddhist version. Later Buddhist versions of the Dragon King Deities became more popular.

The temple was founded by Hoosei Rooryoo-e 望西楼了恵 (1243 - 1322) under the auspicious of Emperor Kameyama 亀山天皇

source : www.dannoh.com
京都市左京区川端通三条上る法林寺門前町36

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. Gyokuryuuji 玉竜寺 Gyokuryu-Ji
"Pearl Dragon Temple" .



. Honryuuji 本竜寺 Honryu-Ji“Original Dragon Temple” .


. Hooryuuji 宝竜寺 Horyu-Ji “Precious Dragon Temple” .
- - - - - 法龍寺 Horyu-Ji "Law Dragon Temple"


. Jyooryuuji 浄竜寺 Joryu-Ji “Pure Dragon Temple” .



. Kairyuuooji 海龍王寺 Kairyuo-Ji
"Sea Dragon King Temple" .


. Keiryuuji 慶龍寺 Keiryu-Ji“Celebratory Dragon Temple” .
Keiryuuin 慶龍院 Keiryu-In


. Kinryuuji 金龍寺 Kinryu-ji - Golden Dragon Temple .
Goldener Drachentempel
The Golden Dragon (kinryuu son 金龍尊) is often mentioned in the Suvarna- prabhasa-sutra "Golden Light Sutra" (Goldglanz Sutra).


. Kooryuuji 光竜寺 Koryu-Ji“Light Dragon Temple”
Kooryuuji 興竜寺 Koryu-Ji“Rising Dragon Temple”
Kooryuuji 高竜寺 Koryu-Ji“Tall Dragon Temple" .



. Manryuuji 万竜寺 Manryu-Ji “Myriad Dragons Temple” .
萬龍寺


. Ooryuuji 黄竜寺 Oryu-Ji“Yellow Dragon Temple” .


. Ryooan-ji 龍安寺 /竜安寺 Ryoan-Ji, Royanji
"Dragon Peace Temple" .


. Ryuudooji 龍洞寺 Ryudo-Ji "Dragon Cave Temple" .
Ryuu no makura ishi 龍の枕石 stone pillow for the dragon
Dragon's pillow rock


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Ryuugaiji 龍蓋寺 Ryugai-Ji "Dragon Lid Temple"
(gai has various symbolic meanings in Buddhism)
better known as Okadera　岡寺 Hill Temple, in Akusa, Nara.

It was founded by Priest Gien (義淵) during the 7th century, and is the 7th temple on the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage.
The statue of Gien is one of the national treasures of Japan.

During the time of Emperor Tenchi 天智天皇　Gien made an exorcism of a local vicious dragon, banned him in the pond and put a lid on it to keep it safe there.
Drachendeckel-Tempel.


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Is this temple the inspiration behind Dragon Ball Z?
Visit Okadera Temple and the monks will likely say to you, “This is the Dragon Ball Z Temple. It is here where wishes can be granted.” Come back at them with a quip about the anime and the 7 dragon balls (they’re waiting for it) and laughs are bound to follow as is the story of Okadera.



- - - - - The Temple and its Legends
According to temple legend a Buddhist monk named Gaien confronted a dragon that was marauding what is now Asuka Village. Gaien defeated the dragon and imprisoned it under the floor of a small pond. He placed a large rock, a “ryugai” or dragon lid, in the pond to prevent the dragon from escaping. Thusly Ryugaiji Temple, Okadera’s formal name, was founded in 663. Supposedly, the dragon’s heart was “reformed” by its fight with Gaien and it became one of the temple’s deities. Japanese dragons have a ball near the end of their tail that contains magic. It is said that by the power of this dragon ball wishes can be granted.

Dragon balls, Okadera’s most powerful variety of amulet, can be purchased (￥600ea.) but they are not of the 1 through 7 star variety. Known as “ryutama” 龍玉　(dragon balls) or negaitama (wishball), Okadera’s dragon balls are made of wood, inscribed with Okadera’s kanji characters, and contain a small paper scroll. Write your wish on the scroll and hang your dragon ball on one of the designated trees in the temple’s garden.

Besides dragon ponds and dragon balls, Okadera is home to the Nyoirai Kannon Bosatsu wish granting seated Buddha statue, the oldest ceramic Buddha in Japan at 1200 years old, a 3-story pagoda overlooking the central Asuka Village area, several beautiful and historic buildings, and a garden of maple and deciduous trees that become riotously colorful in the fall.
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. Ryuuginji 龍吟寺 Ryugin-Ji -Singing Dragon Temple .
..... Ryoogin An 龍吟庵 Kyoto
ryuugin koshoo 龍吟虎嘯　 Dragon and Tiger lore



. Ryuukooji　龍口寺 Ryuko-Ji - Dragon Mouth Temple .
Fujizawa. Saint Nichiren and
Tatsu no Kuchi 竜の口 the "Mouth of the Dragon"



. Ryuukooji 龍光寺 Ryuko-Ji - Temple of Dragon's Ray .
Ryuukooin 龍光院 Ryuko-In
Ryookooin 龍光院 Ryoko-In
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Ryuutokuji 竜得寺　Ryutoku-Ji "Temple of Great Dragon Quality"

. Ryuukoo Fudoo 龍光不動尊　Ryuko Fudo Son . - Ginza, Tokyo



. Ryuuoo in 龍王院 Ryuo-In - Dragon God Hall .
at temple Kinpusenji 金峯山寺, Yoshino, Nara


. Ryuuooji 竜王寺 Ryuo-Ji "Dragon King Temple" .



. Ryuusenji 龍泉寺 Ryusen-Ji "Dragon Fountain Temple" .
Aichi, Nagoya 愛知県名古屋市守山区

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. Seiryuujii, Shooryuuji 青竜寺 Seiryu-Ji .
Azure Dragon of the East



. Senryuuji 泉竜寺 Senryu-Ji“Fountain Dragon Temple” .


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Shooryuuji 正龍寺 Shoryu-Ji - Real Dragon Temple

正龍寺 -鹿児島県指宿市山川
正龍寺 -埼玉県：大里郡／寄居町／藤田村
正竜寺愛知県：幡豆郡／吉良町／小山田村

Shooryuuji mura 正竜寺村- 山形県：酒田市
village named Shoryu-Ji


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. Tenryuuji 天龍寺 Tenryu-Ji "Heavenly Dragon Temple" .
. . . . . Tenryu-In 天龍院


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Unryuuji 雲龍寺 Unryu-Ji "Cloud Dragon Temple"
The dragon in the clouds is a metaphor for the enlightened mind, reaching out and above of the samsara world.

Saṅsāra or Saṃsāra (Sanskrit: संसार), (in Tibetan called "khorwa"), literally meaning "continuous flow",
is the cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth or reincarnation within Hinduism, Buddhism, Bön, Jainism, Sikhism, and other Indian religions.
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Temples of this name
群馬県館林市 Gunma
兵庫県三木市 Hyogo





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. Zenryuuji 善竜寺 Zenryu-Ji “Good Dragon Temple” .


. Zenryuuji 全竜寺 Zenryu-Ji “Whole Dragon Temple” .


. Zuiryuu-ji 瑞龍寺 Zuiryu-Ji - Zuiryo-Ji
“Auspicious Dragon Temple” .


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. Henro Pilgrim Temples in Shikoku .

12 Temple of the Burning Mountai 焼山寺 Shozan-Ji
21 Temple of the Great Dragon 太龍寺 Tairyu-Ji / Dairyu-Ji
36 Temple of the Green Dragon 青龍寺 Shoryu-Ji
41 Temple of Dragon's Ray 龍光寺 Ryuko-Ji

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. Wakasa Bay 若狭湾 .

Wakasa Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples
若狭の三十三観音
3 Dragon Temples

第０３番　金照山　　Ryuukeiin 龍渓院　Ryukei-In　
Dragon Gorge Hall
福井県三方郡美浜町丹生 47-1

第１１番　大龍山　　永源寺　　Dairyuuzan
福井県小浜市田烏 37-3

第１７番　龍雲山　　神通寺　　Ryuuunzan
福井県小浜市遠敷 56-2

http://www.kimura-product.co.jp/kannon7/wakasa33/wakasa.htm

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In Tokyo
Kinryuuzan Akakusadera 金竜山浅草寺
Kinryuzan - Golden Dragon Mountain
. Asakusa Kannon　浅草観音 .

Kinryuuzan no oidashi
きんりゅうざん の 追出（おいだ）し
to be driven out because of Kinryuzan
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Kinryuuzan no koi shirazu
きんりゅうざん の 恋（こい）知（し）らず
Kinryuzan does not know about love

When the temple bell rang in the morning, the lovers from the Asakusa pleasure quarters of nearby Yoshiwara had to part and the men had to go home.

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Dragon lore
is traditionally associated with Buddhist temples. Myths about dragons living in ponds and lakes near temples are widespread. De Visser (1913:181-184) lists accounts for Shitennō-ji in Osaka, Gogen Temple in Hakone, Kanagawa, and the shrine on Mount Haku where the Genpei Jōsuiki records that a Zen priest saw a 9-headed dragon transform into the goddess Kannon. In the present day, the Lake Saiko Dragon Shrine at Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi has an annual festival and fireworks show.

Temple names, like Japanese toponyms, frequently involve dragons.
For instance, the Rinzai sect has Tenryū-ji 天龍寺 "Heavenly Dragon Temple", Ryūtaku-ji 龍沢寺 "Dragon Swamp Temple", Ryōan-ji 竜安寺 "Dragon Peace Temple".
According to legend (de Visser 1913:180), when the Hōkō-ji 法興寺 or Asuka-dera 飛鳥寺 Buddhist temple was dedicated at Nara in 596, "a purple cloud descended from the sky and covered the pagoda as well as the Buddha hall; then the cloud became five-coloured and assumed the shape of a dragon or phoenix".

The Kinryū-no-Mai "Golden Dragon Dance" is an annual Japanese dragon dance performed at Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple in Asakusa. The dragon dancers twist and turn within the temple grounds and outside on the streets. According to legend, the Sensō Temple was founded in 628 after two fishermen found a gold statuette of Kannon in the Sumida River, at which time golden dragons purportedly ascended into heaven. The Golden Dragon Dance celebrates the temple founding and allegedly provides good fortune and prosperity.
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. Ryuu Jinja 龍神社 Ryu Jinja "Dragon Shrines"


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There are many more temples in Japan which are related to the Dragon, but do not carry its character in the name.

Mangan-Ji 満願寺 Kyoto - Tatsu no Myooken 辰の妙見
. Myooken Bosatsu 妙見菩薩 Myoken .
and the Star Shrines of Japan
Hokushin Myoken Bosatsu 北辰妙見菩薩
Hokushin Bosatsu 北辰菩薩　Sk: Sudrsti
Hokushin Jinja 北辰神社 -
..... "Northern Dragon Shrine" Pole Star Shrine

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Saitatsuji 西辰寺 "West Zodiac Dragon Temple"
Hokkaido

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Ryuu Jinja 龍神社 Ryu Jinja "Dragon Shrine"
竜神社



in the compound of
Takano Shrine, Takano Jinja 高野神社

Izumo Kaido : In no Shoo

. In no Shoo 院庄


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There are various shrines in Japan with this name.

In Akita
龍神社 能代市能代町

In Chiba
龍神社 - 千葉県船橋市海神

In Ehime
龍神社 今治市高部
龍神社 今治市波止浜１丁目２−１３

In Ibaraki
竜神社 - 猿島町生子 八坂社南方に鎮座

In Iwate
龍神社 紫波郡矢巾町白沢中ノ口

In Kumano
龍神社】たつじんじゃ Tatsu Jinja
人吉市下田代町

In Tochigi
竜神社 下都賀郡藤岡町大字大前



Hakone, Nine Headed Dragon Shrine

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. Ryuuguu jinja 龍宮神社 Ryugu Jinja - Dragon Palace .
竜宮神社

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Ryuujoo jinja 龍城神社 Ryujo Jinja "Dragon Castle"
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Ryuuoo jinja 竜王神社 Ryuo Jinja "Dragon King"
. Ryuuoo 竜王 Ryuo "Dragon King" .

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Muroo Ryuuketsu Jinja 室生竜穴神社
1 km east of temple Muro-Ji 室生寺
also called "Ryuo Jinja".
Ryuuketsu 竜穴 Ryuketsu is lit. a "hole for the water deity".
Three three Ryuketsu deities
(Myokichijo Ryuketsu, Mochihokichijo Ryuketsu, and Sasharaebisukichijo Ryuketsu).

http://nippon-kichi.jp/article_list.do;jsessionid=AB8D26416BEA422643805677A5D97263?p=1240&ml_lang=en

. Three Dragon Kings at Ryuketsu Jinja .

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Yamagata

. 劔龍神社 Kenryuu Jinja
劔龍山大権現 Kenryu Daigongen .

山形県飽海郡遊佐町大字当山字上戸２


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Seiryu 青龍 / 青竜 the Azure Dragon

. Seiryuu Jinja 青龍神社 Seiryu Azure Dragon Shrines .

Seiryuu Daigongen 青竜大権現 Seiryu Daigongen


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Hachiryuu 八龍神社 Eight Dragon Shrines
Hachi Dai Ryuu-oo Jinja 八大龍王神社
Eight Great Dragon King Shrines
八竜神社 - Hachi Ryuu Daimyoojin 八竜大明神

for the
Hachi Dai Ryuu-oo 八大竜王 Ryu-O
Eight Great Dragon Kings

. Eight Dragon Shrines .


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More shrines with names not listed above

Shrines for the Dragon God 龍神 - LIST of prefectures


秋田県 Akita
Sekiryoo Jinja 石龍神社 Stone Dragon Shrine
秋田市寺内神屋敷

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岩手県 Iwate
Ganryuu Jinja巖龍神社 cliff dragon, Morioka, Tono


神奈川県 Kanagawa
Kuzuryuu Jinja 九頭龍神社 Kuzuryu Jinja, Shrine with a nine-headed dragon
足柄下郡箱根町元箱根 Hakone, Ashigara
(see illustration above)



In Nara
Kinryuu jinja 金龍神社 (of Kasuga Taisha)
deity is Kinryuu Ookami 金龍大神


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東京都 Tokyo
九頭竜神社 西多摩郡檜原村数馬 Kuzuryuu Jinja




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Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima or Itsukushima Island
in Japan's Inland Sea was believed to be the abode of the sea-god Ryūjin's daughter. According to the Gukanshō and The Tale of Heike (Heinrich 1997:74-75), the sea-dragon empowered Emperor Antoku to ascend the throne because his father Taira no Kiyomori offered prayers at Itsukushima and declared it his ancestral shrine. When Antoku drowned himself after being defeated in the 1185 Battle of Dan-no-ura, he lost the imperial Kusanagi sword (which legendarily came from the tail of the Yamata no Orochi (dragon) back into the sea.
In another version, divers found the sword, and it is said to be preserved at Atsuta Shrine. The great earthquake of 1185 was attributed to vengeful Heike spirits, specifically the dragon powers of Antoku.

Ryūjin shinkō ryuujin shinkoo 竜神信仰 "dragon god faith" is a form of Shinto religious belief that worships dragons as water kami. It is connected with agricultural rituals, rain prayers, and the success of fisherman.
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Ryūjin shinkō
Ryūjin ("dragon kami") faith is a form of religious thought and practice associated with dragons, a mythical sacred animal of ancient China. Although Japanese ryūjin worship was influenced by China, the Japanese dragon as an object of faith was a deified snake, a symbol of a water kami (suijin). Besides the term ryūjin, ryūō ("dragon king") and ryūgū ("dragon palace") are also used. The dragon kami is connected with agriculture because of its characteristic as a water kami. Prayers for rain were performed at rivers, swamps, ponds, and deep pools which were regarded as the abodes of the ryūjin. Agricultural rituals, such as prayers for rain and rope pulls, were carried out using a straw rope shaped like a serpent-like dragon. As a water kami, ryūjin is connected with raijin, the kami of thunder, who brings forth rain and lightning. It is thought that the dragon kami ascends to heaven when a tornado occurs.

Further, umi no kami (kami of the sea), thought to reside on the other side of the ocean and to rule over the sea, is connected with water kami belief and is frequently used as a synonym for ryūjin. Fishermen prayed to the dragon kami for an abundant catch and calm seas. They carried out festivals for ryūjin, celebrated as the kami of the sea and the kami of the dragon palace. These festivals are referred to by such names as uramatsuri ("inlet festival"), isomatsuri ("beach festival"), and shiomatsuri ("tide festival").

From the belief that metal nullified the magical powers of a snake, there developed the idea of refraining from actions that would anger the snake. Hence, fishermen believed it was taboo to drop metal in the ocean. This was the background to the idea of the equivalence of the snake kami, the dragon kami, and the sea kami. The motif of interaction between the sea kami and humans often appears in folk tales such as Urashima Tarō and Ryūgū Dōji. The belief that wealth and treasure is brought from the other side of the ocean derives from this source.
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There are many more shrines in Japan which are related to the Dragon, but do not carry its character in the name.

Here is a list for Kyoto with great photos

Kibune Jinja 貴船神社
Manai Jinja 真名井神社
Heian Jingu 平安神宮
Yasaka Jinja 八坂神社
Shinsen en 神泉苑
Kandakara Jinja 神宝神社
Tatsuo Jinja 瀧尾神社 "Dragon tail shrine"
Kuzuryu Seniarai Benzaiten 九頭龍銭洗弁財天
Hakuryuu Zeniarai Benzaiten 白龍銭洗辨財天
Kuzuryuu Taisha 九頭竜大社 "Dragon with nine heads"
Takenobu Inari Jinja 武信稲荷神社
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. Myooken Bosatsu 妙見菩薩 Myoken .
and the Star Shrines of Japan
Hokushin Myoken Bosatsu 北辰妙見菩薩
Hokushin Bosatsu 北辰菩薩　Sk: Sudrsti
Hokushin Jinja 北辰神社 -
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Nature and Dragon Names
Natur und Drachen

There are many phenomenon in nature carrying the name of the dragon.
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. Amur River in China 黑龍江 / 黒龍江 / 黒竜江 .
Black Dragon River, Heilongjiang, Kokuryuukoo, Kokuryuko


. Branch, branches like a dragon .


. Ike 池 - Ponds like dragons .
Lakes named "Dragon"



. Kare Sansui 枯山水 Garden with Sand and Stones .
The garden at the temple Tofuku-Ji (Toofukuji 東福寺) was created by the famous master gardener Shigemori Mirei.


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Kuzuryuugawa 九頭竜川 Kuzuryugawa
"Nine-headed dragon"
Kuzuryuu kyoo 九頭竜峡（くずりゅうきょう）gorge
Kuzuryuubashi 九頭竜橋（くずりゅうばし） bridge
Fukui


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. Ryuu no makura ishi 龍の枕石 stone pillow for the dragon .
Dragon's pillow rock



. Taki 滝 Waterfalls - Wasserfall .



. Tatsumaki 竜巻き "dragon whirl" .
tornado, whirlwind, twister - Wirbelsturm


. Tatsunokuchi, tatsu no kuchi 辰口　Mount Dragon Mouth .
Enoshima, Kanagawa. related to the Nichiren legends



. Tenryuugawa 天竜川 River Tenryugawa
From Suwa to Hamamatsu


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Swords with Dragon Decorations 環頭大刀 kantoodachi


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. Kurikara, the Sword of Fudo Myo-o .
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単鳳環頭大刀



hilt of the dragon-head sword 単竜環頭大刀柄頭




Different Dragon-headed swords of Japan
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