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Nature and Dragon Names
Natur und Drachen

There are many phenomenon in nature carrying the name of the dragon.
And natural phenomenon that look like 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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Jyooryuuji 浄竜寺 Joryu-Ji“Pure Dragon Temple”

There are various temples with the name Joryu-Ji in Japan.


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浄龍寺
愛知県岡崎市大和町
浄龍寺はもしかしたら妙源寺の塔頭なのかも知れない。
Aichi prefecture, Ozaki town


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浄龍寺
浄龍寺は浄観寺という寺院と新龍寺という寺院が合併した
Kanagawa prefecture, 草加市西町 Kawaguchi town
with a statue of Fudo Myo-O 不動明王



浄龍寺
横浜市神奈川区幸ヶ谷17-5



Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama　神奈川県　横浜
Nichiren sect

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浄龍寺
〒870-0022 大分県大分市大手町１丁目４－１３
Oita prefecture



浄龍寺
埼玉県草加市西町
Saitama prefecture


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Hooryuuji 宝竜寺 Horyu-Ji “Precious Dragon Temple”

There are various temples with the name Horyu-Ji 宝龍寺 in Japan.


There are also temples written
法龍寺 Horyu-Ji "Law Dragon Temple", see below.


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宝竜寺
千葉県富津市宝竜寺
Chiba prefecture



宝龍寺
北海道深川市9条17丁目-18
Hokkaido, Fukagawa town
Nichiren sect 日蓮正宗
Built in 1905 by 日蓮正宗大石寺第56世法主日応上人



宝龍寺
大阪府大阪市旭区今市１丁目
Osaka


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宝龍寺
栃木県佐野市大祝町
Tochigi prefecture

founded by
Donryuu Shoonin 呑龍上人 Saint Donryu
(1556 - 1623) Ota Donryu 太田呑竜
(June 2, 1556 - September 3, 1623)

. . . . . 呑龍上人 Saint Donryu . . . . .
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The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (中島 キ-49 呑龍)
("Storm Dragon") bomber
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Donryu Jizo Great Bodhisattva
statue at Engakuji in Kamakura


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法龍寺 "Law Dragon Temple"





法龍寺
愛媛県松山市
Ehime prefecture, Matsuyama town
With graves of the Matsudaira Family
松山藩初代藩主松平定行公
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Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規旧墓所
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法龍寺
福岡県田川郡福智町
Fukuoka prefecture
With graves for pets and a special animal service.


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法龍寺 "Law Dragon Temple"
茨城県久慈郡大子町上金沢
Ibaraki prefecture
famous for its Kaya tree 法龍寺のカヤ　
http://www.hitozato-kyoboku.com/houryuuji-kaya.htm


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法龍寺
岡山市北区
Okayama prefecture, Okayama city






法龍寺
岡山県倉敷市
Okayama prefecture, Kurashiki town


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Not to mix with

. Temple Horyu-ji 法隆寺 Nara .
Hōryū Gakumonji 法隆学問寺, or
Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law


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Donryuu Shoonin 呑龍上人
Saint Donryu - Storm Dragon

(1556 - 1623) Ota Donryu 太田呑竜
(June 2, 1556 - September 3, 1623)

Founder of temple Horyu-Ji
宝龍寺 - 栃木県佐野市大祝町
Tochigi prefecture

He was a monk of the Jodo sect of Buddhism (Pure Land Sect).
He was the first abbot of temple 大光院 in Ota , by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1613, and later founded many more temples.
He was against abortion and took the unwanted babies to his temple to raise them.
People come here to pray for easy birth and healthy children, as he is called
kosodate Donryu 子育て呑竜, Donryu who brings up children.


Donryuu Ki 呑龍忌 (どんりゅうき) Donryu Memorial Day

observance kigo for mid-autumn
August 9. (present day September 9.)
弘治2年4月23日（1556年6月2日） - 元和9年8月9日（1623年9月3日）
The dates vary.



Procession of Children





sangefuda 散華札 Blossom Amulets for his memorial day


More photos from the celebrations
kaisanki 開山忌 Memorial Day of the Temple Founder
source :　miyossy47





Donryuu Yookan 呑龍羊羹 Donryu Yokan sweets
Made by hand and are only sold on the three days around his memorial day to bring good luck.


. Jelly Bean Cake (mizu-yookan 水羊羹) .


. Memorial Days for Autumn .


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The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (中島 キ-49 呑龍)
("Storm Dragon")
was a Japanese medium bomber of World War II.
source :　wn.com/nakajima_ki



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Donryu Jizo Great Bodhisattva
statue at Engakuji in Kamakura



Donryu Type 100 bombers
soared through the skies of the Far East. During battle in the Philippines, the Donryu made a number of bombing attacks at Leyte and Mindoro. Soldiers ready to lay down their lives for our country formed the Kikusui Tokko Corps and carried out deadly body-crashing attacks against the enemy task force. They also landed together with a paratroop squadron at the enemy airfield at Tacloban and became a kirikomi unit that made a banzai charge.

The squadrons that remained behind in that land of pestilence endured starvation, fought bravely for an eternal cause against great numbers of the enemy, and moved the gods to tears. Fortunately, today our dearest wishes have been realized.

We have opened the eyes of the Donryu Jizo Great Bodhisattva, and we have consoled the spirits of all those soldiers who died in battle or of disease.

Donryu Jizo Great Bodhisattva, we beseech you for world peace, supreme happiness for our war comrades, and prosperity for the Japanese people.

Survivors of 5th Air Army, 74th Sentai and 95th Sentai

source : wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze

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Honryuuji 本竜寺 Honryu-Ji“Original Dragon Temple”

There are various temples with the name Honryu-Ji in Japan.

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本龍寺
愛知県安城市和泉町中本郷41
Jodo Sekt 浄土真宗
Aichi prefecture, Anjoshi town 安城市



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本龍寺 - 東光山本龍寺
岐阜県不破郡垂井町1234
Gifu prefecture, Taruicho town 垂井町

Matsuo Basho visited here in 1691西濃垂井本竜寺
Basho was a friend of head priest Gentan 住職玄潭, who's haiku name was Kigai 規外.

作り木の庭をいさめるしぐれ哉
作り木の庭をいさめるしくれ哉
tsukurigi no niwa o isameru shigure kana

please come here
to the artistic man-made garden,
winter drizzle . . .

Haseo Ogina はせを翁 (Basho)


Other famous haiku poets also visited here.
For example, in 1809 Sankyoo 傘狂 Sankyo, who had a stone memorial erected in honor of Basho.


In 1855 the Hall Shigure-An 時雨庵 was built
by the Mino School of Haiku 美濃派
source : michiko


. Matsuo Basho at Tarui-juku 垂井宿 .



Memorial Day for Matsuo Basho
Winter Drizzle Anniversary
shigure ki 時雨忌, shigure-e 時雨会

. Matsuo Basho, the Haiku Poet .

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本龍寺
北海道札幌市東区北14条東15丁目4-30
Hokkaido, Sapporo
Nichiren Sekt 日蓮宗
The oldest temple in the old Ishikari province 石狩国.


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本龍寺
石川県金沢市金石西３丁目２−２３
Ishikawa prefecture, Kanazawa town 金沢市

with the grave of Zeniya Gohei 銭屋五兵衛
安永2年11月25日（1774年1月7日）
- 嘉永5年11月21日（1852年12月31日）



Japanese merchant and engineer in the Edo period.
Gohei was put in charge of developing a coastal shipping fleet (kitamae ships) for the Tokugawa shogunate; and he became very rich from trading, especially rice and lumber.

In the summer of 1851, Gohei attempted a land reclamation project in the Kahoku Lake, which is south of Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan. He planned to create rice paddies; but the project failed.

In mid-1852, a large number of dead fish floated to the surface of the inlet near worksite; and some local people died after eating the dead fish. Gohei and his family were deemed responsible; and they were imprisoned. It is likely that these criminal charges were contrived as a subterfuge which enabled the clan to seize his considerable wealth.
The eighty-year old Gohei died within three months of his incareration.
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本龍寺
神奈川県鎌倉市腰越2-26-2 - 龍口山,
Kanagawa, Kamakura
Nichiren Sekt 日蓮宗

. Ryuko-Ji Temple　龍口寺 .
Tempel Tatsu No Kuchi, Fujizawa


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本龍寺
Tokyo, Daito-Ku 台東区今戸1-6-18
Shingon Sekt 真言宗



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Ryuukooji　龍口寺 Ryuko-Ji



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Ryukoji Temple　龍口寺
Tatsu no Kuchi　　竜の口　藤沢
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Ryukoji stands on the site of the former Tatsu no Kuchi Execution Grounds, and its names uses the same two kanji. It was here that Nichiren was to have been executed in 1271. Nichiren was the only man who survived from the execution at this ground. After this event, Nichiren was banished to Sado Island for three years. Nichiren wrote many books and scrolls with the experience of Tatsukuchi.

In 1337, Nichiren's student, Priest Nippo, established Temple here in Tatsunokuchi.

Major buildings at the temple include the Hondo, a five-story pagoda, a stupa, and the Shichimendo. The cave were Nichiren was confined is preserved on the grounds.
A statue of him stands in the courtyard in front of the Hondo.

Main Temple
built in 1832. One of the popular Kanagawa style building.

Five-story Pagoda
built in 1910. Kanagawa's only five-story pagoda.

Sanmon Gate
built in 1864.

Myokendo 妙見堂
built in 1720.

source : www.mustlovejapan.com


. Saint Nichiren 日蓮 .



. Temple Honryu-Ji in Kamakura .
神奈川県鎌倉市腰越2-26-2 - 龍口山

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Jakkozan Ryukoji Temple
3-13-37 Katase, Fujisawa, Kanagawa

The Temple's beginning (Engi)

June, 1271, Kamakura was suffering from a great drought. Nichiren Shonin prayed for rain as did the priest Ryokan-bo Ninsho of the Gokurakuji Temple. Although Nichiren's prayer brought rain and Ryokan's did not, Nichiren was summoned by the court on September 10. Nichiren Shonin submitted his writing, the "Rissho Ankoku-ron" to the government for a second time on September 12. In the evening on that day, he was arrested by Hei-no Yoritsuna who had attacked Nichiren's hut at Matsubagayatsu in August of 1260. At the court, Nichiren Shonin remonstrated the government, "I, Nichiren, am like a pillar of Japan. Losing me is the same as a pillar of Japan toppling down. I predict that Japan will experience domestic rebellion and foreign invasion in 100 days." As a result, the government determined to exile Nichiren Shonin to Sado Island and sent him to Honma's residence in Echi, Kanagawa. However, Yoritsuna planned secretly to execute Nichiren Shonin, so he was taken to the execution grounds at Tatsunokuchi on the night of September 12.

At the moment when Nichiren Shonin was to be beheaded, an object shining like the moon at the edge of Enoshima Island flew across the sky like a ball of lightning. The executioner and guards were frightened by the sight and Nichiren Shonin thus escaped execution.

September, 1337, Nippo enshrined the founder Nichiren Shonin's statue and founded the temple. In 1601, a great hall was built.
source : AboutUs/major/ryukoji.html


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Saint Nichiren

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Nichiren, Saint Nichiren 日蓮
February 16, 1222 – October 13, 1282



was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) in Japan. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra, Namu Myōhō-Renge-Kyō, as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment and the chanting of "Nam Myo ho Renge Kyo" as the essential practice of the teaching. He is credited with founding what has come to be known as Nichiren Buddhism, a major school of Japanese Buddhism encompassing numerous sects espousing diverse doctrines.
He was exiled to Sado Island for a while and returned to Kamakura to preach his doctrines.
He later lived on Mount Minobusan.
Nichiren Shōnin 日蓮聖人 "St. Nichiren" or "Sage Nichiren"
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身延山 Minobusan, a mountain and temple in honor of Saint Nichiren

. Goshiki suzu, goshiki rei 五色鈴 five-colored clay bells .
from Minobusan, Temple Kuon-Ji


The Priest Nichiren in the Snow on Sado Island

. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) .


Nichiren is sitting in a snow-covered hut
during his exile to Sado
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

. Nichiren and Fudo Myo-O 不動明王 .

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Nichiren was born in Awa Kominato　安房小湊, Chiba, now celebrated at temple Tanjo-Ji 誕生寺　(Birth Temple)。
This is one of the most revered temples by the Nichiren sect.

Near the temple is the inlet Tae no Ura 妙の浦（たえのうら）, taken from "tai no ura".
At Tae no Ura, they believe the tai sea bream is a messenger of Saint Nichiren, or even an incarnation of the Saint himself.
Sea bream is never eaten in this inlet.

. ganman no tai　(gamman)　願満の鯛　
sea bream after the fulfillment of a wish .
Chiba

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Namu Myoho Renge Kyo 南無妙法蓮華経


source :　bosu.air-nifty.com

Daimoku お題目
The Nichiren Incantation to the Lotus Sutra

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Nichiren and Dragon Legends

The 7 headed dragon & Kishimo Daimoku

In those days, Kashiwazaki and Teradomari were both part of Echigo Province; Teradomari was the provincial seat, and a fairly bustling port. Kashiwazaki is to the south of Teradomari. Back then, it was a treacherous land-fall. Moreover, the area was said to be inhabited by savage barbarians, and frequented by ruthless bandits; making it an unsafe stop-over for weary, wayward travelers.
-- Nichiren, Kashiwazaki, & the Demon Storm

It is said that, upon landing at Kashiwazaski, Nichiren & the others were beset by barbaric inhabitants; as well as demonic mythical beings known as Yasha Trolls & Rasetsu Shapeshifters. Apparently, the Daishonin's saintly demeanor gave them pause. The relief on this statue depicts the event:

Nichiren learned that the rampant Yasha and Rasestsu were plaguing the local inhabitants under the direction of an evil Seven Headed Dragon. The ghastly dragon evidently resided in a cave, near the shore, at Tsunoda.

Nichiren asked to taken to the cave; whereupon he entered and subdued the dragon, by invoking the power of the benevolent Yasha Kishimo and her ten Rasetsunyo daughters. The dragon then repented, and agreed to serve as the Daimyojin for the village. The Daishonin is said to have engraved the Kishimodaimoku on a shell shaped rock, as a record of the event.

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Legends of Nichiren: the Demon Storm
There are several 'Seven Headed Dragon' legends connected with Nichiren. One of these is related to Sado Island, Kashiwazaki, and Teradomari. The Storm Kami, the Heavenly King Bishamonten, the Yaksha Kishimojin, and Rakshasha demons, all come into play.

Up until the Edo Period, what is now Niigata Prefecture was divided into Echigo Province {the coast} and Sado Province {the Island}. After the Tatsunokuchi Incident, Nichiren was eventually taken to Teradomari, Echigo; and, from there, by boat, to Sado. His initial Sado residence was a grave yard hut at Tsukuhara. Today, that is Niibe. The following spring, he was moved to comfortable quarters at Ichinosawa, which is now Sawata.

It is said a boat carrying Nichiren encountered a demon storm, raised by Amaterasu Omikami/Tensho Daijin's mischievous lttle brother; the storm kami Susanoo, and a 7 headed dragon. Nichiren then arises, stands in the boat, raises his hand, chants the Odaimoku, and "calms the seas." There are two well known wood block prints, by Hokusai & Kuniyoshi respectively:


Writing an incantation on the Waves
日蓮上人波題目

Several on line sources place this happening on the way to Sado. However, it appears that the Gosho only mentions a storm on the return trip, after the pardon. Also, local legends at Kashiwazaki are consistent with the latter.

"I left [my place of residence on] Sado on the thirteenth day of that month and reached a harbor called Maura, where I spent the night of the fourteenth. I should have arrived at the harbor of Teradomari in Echigo Province on the
fifteenth, but a gale prevented my boat from making port. Fortunately, however, after two days at sea, we reached Kashiwazaki, and on the following day I arrived at the provincial seat of Echigo."
-- Nichiren


A Vision of Prayer on the Waves
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

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Joeiji 常栄寺 Joei-Ji
(popularly called Botamochi-dera 牡丹餅寺)
Kamakura, Jooei-Ji 常栄寺

In 1271, the year unforgettable for the Nichiren Sect Buddhists, Priest Nichiren (1222-1282), the founder of the Nichiren sect, was sentenced to death on charges of his fierce criticism against the government policy. He had also reprimanded all other religious sects saying they were fallacious, false and even dangerous to the welfare of the country. True Buddhism is, he argued, in the Lotus Sutra and unless the government follow his suggestion, the country would continue to face natural disasters and social unrest.

Read more and some haiku about the ricecakes too !
Botamochidera Temple in Kamakura

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.Ryuukooji　龍口寺 Ryuko-Ji .

Tatsu no Kuchi in Fujizawa　　竜の口　藤沢
Ryukoji stands on the site of the former Tatsu no Kuchi Execution Grounds, and its names uses the same two kanji. It was here that Nichiren was to have been executed in 1271. Nichiren was the only man who survived from the execution at this ground. After this event, Nichiren was banished to Sado Island for three years. Nichiren wrote many books and scrolls with the experience of Tatsukuchi.

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Shichimen Daimyojin is the guardian deity of Kuonji 久遠寺, the headquarters of Nichirenshu, which is in Yamanashi Prefecture.

. Shichimen Daimyojin 七面大明神 .

Shichimen Tennyo 七面天女 celestial nymph
Heavenly Lady from Mount Shichimen
Goddess Shichimen of Minobusan Kuon-ji

Shichimen Daibosatsu 七面大菩薩,
Shichimen Kannon

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Ikegami Honmon-Ji 池上本門寺
1-1-1, Ikegami, Ōta-ku, Tokyo

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a temple of the Nichiren Shū south of Tokyo, erected where Nichiren is said to have died. Also Nichiren's disciple Nikkō spent the rest of his life at this temple. The temple grounds also include Nichiren Shū's administrative headquarters.

A short walk from Ikegami Station (Tōkyū Ikegami Line) or Nishi-Magome Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Ikegami Honmon-ji contains a number of buildings, most of which have been reconstructed since the bombing of 15 March 1945. They include the Important Cultural Property designated five-storey pagoda built in 1608, the kyōzō (経蔵, repository of religious writings) built in 1784, and the hōtō (宝塔), built in 1781 where Nichiren was cremated. Other buildings have been rebuilt, or newly constructed, since 1945.

Now in Ōta-ku, suburban Tokyo, Ikegami Honmon-ji was at some distance from the city until the mid-20th century. Basil Hall Chamberlain and W. B. Mason wrote of it in 1907: Its fine situation and magnificent timber make it one of the most attractive points within easy reach of Tōkyō.

The area between the station and the temple hosts a large festival, O-Eshiki (お会式), from 11 to 13 October, with mandō (万灯, an elaborate representation of a lantern stand) and matoi; thousands of worshippers visit the temple.
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NICHIREN SHŌNIN AND HONMONJI TEMPLE
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mantoo, mandoo 万燈 light offerings for Nichiren

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fukubato, fuku hato omamori 福鳩お守り amulet with auspicious dove
This amulet is only sold from the first day of the New Year until Setsubun in February.

Once in summer there was a long period without rain in the Ikegami area and the farmers were worried about their fields and the crops. Then suddenly they saw a dove flying from Honmon-Ji to a rock and picking at it. When they dug below the rock suddenly clear water begun to flow - a new well was born. They could bring water to the fields and drink again. To show their gratefulness the temple begun to offer an amulet with this the auspicious dove.

. Tokyo and Edo Folk Art and Amulets .
br /> . Tanuma Okitsugu 田沼意次 .
encouraged the trade of white European sugar via the merchants of Nagasaki.
He also introduced the plant satokibi , first grown at his request at a Nichiren temple, the Ikegami Honmon-Ji 池上本門寺 in the South of Edo.
From there its growth spread to other suitable areas of Japan.

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H A I K U

There are variuos KIGO related to the life of this famous monk.

observance kigo for early spring

shutsugyoo-e 出行会 start of the ascetic exercises
Nichiren Sect. Feb. 10
The biggest kind of "rough ritual" aragyoo 荒行.
大荒行出行会（だいあらぎょうしゅつぎょうえ)

Selected followers of Nichiren assemble at the most important regional temples for this ascetic practise.
Throwing buckets of cold water over the naked bodies seven times a day for 100 days.
They have to chant the sutras three times a day.
They eat two meals of rice gruel with one pickled plum (umeboshi) per day.
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kigo for mid-autumn

gonan no mochi 御難の餅 (ごなんのもち)
"mochi in difficult times"

Tatsu no kuchi Hoonan E 龍口法難会（たつのくちほうなんえ）
Ceremony at the temple "Dragon Mouth"
botamochi eshiki 牡丹餅会式（ぼたもちえしき） Botamochi Ceremony
memorial service with botamochi rice cakes
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Botamochidera Temple in Kamakura

kigo for late autumn

omeiko, Omeikō 御命講 (おめいこう) memorial service
for Saint Nichiren
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omyookoo, o-myookoo 御命講（おみょうこう）、oeikoo, o-eikoo 御影講（おえいこう）、oeshiki, o-eshiki 御会式（おえしき）、eshiki 会式（えしき）、eshikidaiko 会式太鼓（えしきだいこ）、drums / mandoo 万燈（まんどう）lanterns

Nichirenki, Nichiren ki 日蓮忌（にちれんき）
Memorial Day for Saint Nichiren


菊鶏頭切り尽しけり御命講　
kiku keitoo kiri tsukushi keri Omeikoo

chrysanthemums and cockscomb
cut in abundance -
Omeiko ceremony


source :　itoyo/basho

御命講や油のような酒五升
Omeikoo ya abura no yoo na sake go masu

Omeiko ceremony -
rice wine like oil
in five masu cups



元禄5年, Basho at age 49

This is a kind of sweet, strong and delicious rice wine.
It was a favorite drink of Saint Nichiren and is now still offered to him.

MORE - hokku about sake by
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .

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昼もなほ暗き西の谷日蓮忌　　
hiru mo nao kuraki Nishi no Tani Nichiren-ki

even during daytime
it is dark at "Nishi no Tani" ...
Nichiren memorial day

source : sasabune, with photo

The grave memorial is at the "West Valley" Nishi no Tani, of Mount Minobusan.
身延山・西谷

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kigo for mid-winter

Daikotaki, daikodaki 大根焚き
Cooking Radishes in memory Saint Nichiren

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full moon night -
the sound of prayer drums
from the Nichiren temple

The famous drum in form of a Chinese fan
uchiwadaiko 団扇太鼓

. Prayer Drums and Saint Nichiren .

Gabi Greve, October 2011



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Altar Cloth in Brocade. Uchishiki
Family Buddhist Altar, Butsudan
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/05/altar-cloth.html

Amulets and Talismans
clay bells, ema votive tablets, hariko papermachee dolls . . .
http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/09/tatsu-dragon-info.html

Anchin and Kiyohime. The legend of Dojo-Ji
and then she turned into a dragon ...
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/06/anchin-and-kiyohime.html

Belt (obi)
Silk Embroidery and Weaving Patterns
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/belt-obi.html

Belt Hook
Jade, 19th cent. China
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/belt-hook.html

Bingata, Dyeing from Okinawa (Ryukyu)
Various types, wall hanger, shirt, stamp and introductory TEXT.
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/bingata.html

Blue Dragon Hermit. Mamiya Eiju (1871-1945)
Painting of Daruma san
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/06/blue-dragon-hermit.html

Bowl, Blue&White , Dragon Design, China
AntiqueTica.com Thailand
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/bowl-01.html

Calligraphy
by Tesshu Yamaoka Tesshu
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/07/dragon-calligraphy.html

Camphor wood carving
ogon kuzu
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/06/camphor-wood.html

Carpet, Flying Dragon over Mount Meru, Wanli period,
The Textile Gallery / EXTERNAL LINK
http://www.textile-art.com/tg/16074.html

Carpets, Rugs, from China
CYBER RUG CENTER
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/carpet-01.html

Ceiling Painting
Kenninji Temple, Kyoto (Kennin-Ji)
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/04/ceiling-02.html

Ceiling Painting, with LIST to all Nari-Ryuu
Meguro Fudo Temple, Tokyo.
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/ceiling-painting.html

Ceiling painting at Koya san
＜第三十六番　高野山　南院＞
http://fudosama.blogspot.com/2005/02/kinki-pilgrimage.html

Chinese Dragons
Roof Dragons and many more, link to Wikimedia
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/01/chinese-dragons-03.html

Chinsee character (kanji)
taito, with 84 strokes, dragon and clouds
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/05/chinese-character-taito.html

Clappers (hyooshigi)
From a Zen Temple in Takahashi, Japan
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/clappers.html

Clouds and Dragon, Unryuu
also BANKIN, sheet metal work
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/03/clouds-and-dragon.html

Clouds, Dragon riding Clouds
Celadon and embroidery
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/04/nine-dragons-and-clouds.html

Door Stucco Sculptures
Katsuyama, Japan. Two Dragons and Two Lions.
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/12/door-sculptures.html

Double Dragon
YOM CHI TAEKWON-DO
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/06/double-dragon-01.html

Doucai Dragon Bowls
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/10/doucai-dragon-bowls.html

Dragon Wheel, dragon vehicle (ryuusha, ryusha)
Part of a Pagoda Final Decoration (soorin)
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/03/dragon-wheel-ryuusha.html

Dragonboat Race Nanaimo
Canada 2006. Poem by Angelika Kolompar
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/07/dragonboat-race-nanaimo.html

Dragons and Lotus Blossoms
Vietnamese Ceramics from the Birmingham Museum of Art
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2011/12/dragons-and-lotus-blossoms.html


Flagstaff
Gilt Bronze Dragon Head, Korea
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/flagstaff.html

Flower : Silver Dragon Flower
Monotropastrum globosum
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/06/silver-dragon-flower.html

Flute, Dragon flute - ryuuteki, ryuteki
gagaku court music and flutes
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/11/flute-fue.html


Glass Art Dragon Figures
From Thailand. Buddhist Artwork Com
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/07/glass-art.html

Hidden Dragon
The Chief Priest of Wudang Mountain. an interview
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/06/hidden-dragon.html

Hokusai, Katsushika Hokusai (1760・849)
Paintings, Woodblocks
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/hokusai.html

Incense Burner, Japanese Dragon motif, Silver
Hiro Antiques Sapporo, Japan
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/incense-burner-02.html

Incense Burner, Japanese Hirado Celadon Miniature
Alexander Fine Art
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/incense-burner.html

Incense Container, Red Oribe Pottery
By Kato Juemon
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/incense-container-01.html

Incense Stick Holder, Blue and White, China
AntiqueTica.com Thailand
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/incense-stick-holder-01.html

Jar, Blue and White, China TNM
Tokyo National Museum
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/jar-01.html

Kowloon, the legend of nine dragons
Hongkong
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/04/nine-dragons-and-clouds.html

LUCKY DRAGON. Atomic Fallout Tragedy
Daigo Fukuryumaru (the Fifth Lucky Dragon)
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/06/fifth-lucky-dragon.html

Legend : Minuma Dragon God, Japan
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/09/minuma-dragon-god.html

Moon Flasc, Doucai ceramic
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/10/doucai-dragon-bowls.html

Museum Dingling
Dragon robe, dragon crown of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and his two empresses.
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/09/dingling-museum.html

Name plate, nameplate, Hyoosatsu, Hyosatsu
from wood, also some with Daruma
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/06/hyoosatsu.html

Nichiren Dragon Legends
The 7 headed dragon & Kishimo Daimoku
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/nichiren.html

Oil Lamp, Porcelain
Hongwu period
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/07/oil-lamp.html

Painting : Kitamuki Unchiku, Calligrapher
Dragon and Tiger,
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/07/kitamuki-unchiku.html

Painting, Maruyama Okyo
from: MFA Boston, William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/04/soga-shohaku.html

Panel : Tiger and Dragon, China
Asianart.com
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/tiger-and-dragon.html

Panel, open carving (ranma) with Dragon
Welcome To Another Century New York City
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/panel-ranma.html

Park Encho En in Tottori, Japan
Chinese Park with many Dragon pieces
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/10/encho-en-chinese-park.html

Pillow
Freer and Sackler Galleries
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/pillow.html

Pond: White Dragon Pool
Yuyao, China Nature
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/07/white-dragon-pool-yuyao.html

Ring, Silver, India Including an article about Dragon Jewelery
Dragon Lore, Naga Raja, Ryuu-Oo　
http://fudosama.blogspot.com/2005/08/dragon-lore.html

Roof Dragons
from various temples in Japan
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/roof.html

Roof tile 01
"Carp Leaping form Dragon Gate"
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/06/roof-tile-01.html

Seal of the Fifth Dalai Lama, Tibet
Himalayan Art
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/seal-01.html

Seal, Soapstone, China
Hawkes, Asian Art United Kingdom
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/seal-02.html

Shadow Picture Art
Hachiroota, Nansoo-Boo and the Dragon of Lake Towadakoo
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/08/utsushi-e.html

Silk Dragons, Dragons of Silk
Exhibition
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/05/dragons-of-silk.html

Soga Shohaku, Painter
Various of his Dragons
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/04/soga-shohaku.html

Stone Garden at Temple Tofukuji (Toofuku Ji)
by Gardener Shigemori Mirei
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/06/kare-sansui.html

Sword Decoration
Tsuba Gilt Bronze Dragon
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/sword-decoration.html

Takada Keihoo, Painter
Ceiling paintings, Daruma ...
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/04/takada-keihoo.html

Tatsumi Inari Shrine, Kyoto
Woodblock Print by J. Rome
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/06/tatsumi-inari.html

Tea from China, Dragon Well Tea
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/05/dragon-well-tea.html

Teapots and Cups samples - teacup (chawan　茶碗)
Imperial Tea Court Company, S.Francisco
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/teapots-01.html

Tray, Mother of Pearl, China TNM
Tokyo National Museum
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/tray-01.html

Vase for Temple Flowers, Bronze
Kodo Arts
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/02/vase-01.html

Vase, Blue and White Porcelain, Red Dragons
Freer and Sackler Galleries
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/vase-02.html

Vase, Huaihaitang Collection
Ethereal Elegance: Exhibition 2008
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/03/vase-03.html

Woodblock Print
Yoshitoshi, Mt. Minobu
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/woodblock-yoshitoshi.html


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