Ryudo-ji temples

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Ryuudooji 龍洞寺 Ryudo-Ji "Dragon Cave Temple"

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

under construction

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龍洞寺
岐阜県可児市今渡 1513
Gifu
Koyasu Kannon


Ryuu no makura ishi 龍の枕石 stone pillow for the dragon
source : www.aruku88.net




龍洞寺
山形県 寒河江市字上河原183
Yamagata, Sagae town

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Ryuudoo in 龍洞院 Ryudo-In

愛知県小牧市にある曹洞宗
Aichi, Komaki town
Soto zen sect


愛知県北設楽郡東栄町にある寺
Aichi, Toei town



北海道寿都郡寿都町にある曹洞宗の寺
Hokkaido, Suttsu gun （すっつぐん）
Soto zen sect



長野県上田市にある寺
Nagano,Uneo town


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



near shrine Kasuga jinja in Kakuda town.

Once upon a time, a dragon who lived there used it as its pillow.
The trees around this huge boulder are strangely twisted.
It became a natural treasure in Heisei 23 and is painted on a votive tablet of nearby temple Fukuooji 福應寺絵馬 Fukuo-ji.
This temple has a famous hall for ema.

春日神社の竜の枕石
宮城県角田市鳩原字寺
Miyagi, Kakuda town


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There are other temples named Fukuo-ji in Japan.

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秘湯の宿 龍洞 Hot spring named Ryudo - Dragon Cave
Gunma, 水上温泉 奥利根


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. Dragon Temples of Japan .


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Water Sprout tatsunokuchi

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Water Sprouting Dragon Head
龍の口から水の出る手水鉢
tatsu no kuchi kara mizu no deru choozubachi

tatsu no kuchi 龍の口 the mouth of the dragon
ryuunokuchi, ryuu no kuchi is not a common reading.
water sprouts

This is one of the most common dragon figures to meet at the entrance of a shrine or temple, sprouting water to rinse your hand and mouth and purify yourself.

choozuya, temizuya 手水舎
a small water basin under a roof



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. temizu, choozu 手水 ritual purification of hands - Introduction .


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shizenseki chouzubachi 自然石手水鉢
Lit. natural stone water basins.
A generic name for a water basin, *chouzubachi 手水鉢, in which the addition of a water pool *mizuana 水穴 is the only major change to the original appearance of the stone.
Common types of shizenseki chozubachi include
the *fujigata chouzubachi 富士形手水鉢,
the *sodegata chouzubachi 袖形手水鉢,
the *ichimonji 一文字,
the *shibaonkougata chouzubachi 司馬温公形手水鉢,
the "standing stone shape" tate-ishigata chouzubachi 立石形手水鉢
the "sickle shape" kamagata chouzubachi 鎌形手水鉢, and
the "shell shape" kaigata chouzubachi 貝形手水鉢.
source : JAANUS

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At shrine Kawasaki Hachimangu 川崎八幡神社

. Tsuyama Town, Okayama .

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Doi, Doi Shrine, Doi Jinja, 　土井神社







Read more here:
My Visit to Izumo Kaido, the Town of Doi
Gabi Greve

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Shared by Peter Musters
Joys of Japan

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the guardian of the temizuya at the shinto shrine
Ohira Hachimangu (大平八幡宮)
David A. LaSpina
source : japandave.com/2012

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Joys of Japan


. Shrine Omiwa Jinja 大三輪神社 .
Nara

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岡山八幡社 Okayama Hachiman Sha,
Aichi 　愛知県幡豆郡吉良町大字岡山字八幡山8番

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Fushimi Inari Shrine compound

Descended from heaven,
a compassionate Ryu gives awakened strength to the pilgrims souls ...

- Shared by Pedro Teixeira da Mota -
Joys of Japan, 2012


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