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Friday, August 8, 2014

Japanese Dragon Ryu

Japanese Dragon Ryu-
In this post I will be covering the Japaneses Dragons and how they are similar in ways to that

Japanese Dragon Ryu

of the Chinese Dragons, but are more serpentine in shape plus they have only the three
claws on each foot rather that the 4 to 5 claw foot. These Dragons are said to fly less frequently but I will
read-up on that to see if that is true for all the Japanese dragons. I did discover that the reason the Japanese
Dragons only have the three toes/claws is because of the Japanese believe Eastern dragon originated in their
native homeland. The people of Japan believed that, when the dragons began to leave the homeland,
they gained toes. The further the dragons went from their home Japan, the more toes they gained. Which
would explained why the Chinese and Korean Dragons have more toes. And that is another tale to be told another day. The Mythological history of the Asian dragon traces back its roots back to India before the
birth of historical Buddhism in the year 500BC, and has its foundation in a belief in Naga, meaning human- like creatures who wore crowns or serpents on their heads. How the Ryu Dragon however, was said to be
imported into japan from china together with Buddha around the mid-6 century AD. Most Japanese Zen
temples have the Ryu Dragon painted on their ceilings or their assembly halls since it the Ryu Dragon is a
protector of the Buddhist law. The Japanese Ryu Dragon is a creature of harboring - many different aspects
coming together as one within the imagery of the Irezumi. The Ryu dragons are associated with the Japanese Buddhism, but the dragon is also able to control storms and rains, and this ability makes the Ryu dragon a symbol of fertility as well, since there can be no good rice harvest without the proper amount of rain.
The Ryu Dragon also has the ability to shape-shift as well and is well known when one delves deeper into the

Japanese Dragon Ryu

mythology surrounding. The Ryu is quite handy with his magical proprieties too. It is also said that the Ryu Dragon had associated with many of Buddhas thru the ancient times and with well known historical figures in
the Japanese Culture... One of these famous Cultures is called ' Dragon rising to the heavens'. Basically the story or tale goes Ryu sho ten ' A dragon rises out of smoke near Mt. Fuji, ascending toward the sky.'
I have also found that the Japanese dragons are diverse legendary creatures in the Japanese mythology and folklore. Some of these myths were that of the amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from china, korea and india. Like these other Asian dragons , most Japanese dragons are water deities that are associated with rainfall and large bodies of water and are typically depicted as large, wingless, serpentine creatures with clawed feet.
It is said the most famous of all the Japanese dragons is the Tatsu or Ryu which is a descendant of a primitive three -toed variety of Chinese dragon. This Japanese dragons are traditionally associated more with the sea than the rain. This is because Japan is less vulnerable to drought-related disasters as compared to China. Therefore they didn't feel the same need to pray to rain - releasing dragons.

Japanese Dragon Ryu

I also found out that the Ryu Dragon was originated from Buddhist religion and is one of the four divine beasts from Japanese mythology. The other three beings were the Phoenix, Turtle and the Kirin. If you didn't know the Kirin was its the Japanese Unicorn - and If you are interested in learning more about this amazing creature I have actually written a post on this beautiful Creature... Just have a look on my labels under Japanese Kirin.. Anyway back to the post. It seems that that these for divine Creatures of Japan are frequently the emblem of the Emperor of the ancient Japanese times. The Dragon Ryu is said to Rule the water of Japan. And there is tale about the dragon Ryu or Ryu-jin, the most well known dragon in Japanese legend. It kinda goes like this; the Ryu Dragon is summons a storm by howls and then transforms into a huge tornado. I found that the Ryu Dragon is very popular in japan because it is an bringer of fortune and wealth and can be used as a good luck charm if one chooses to do so. I found that many people now in modern times have used the Ryu Dragon as a good luck, fortune and wealth in the form as tattoo's.
DRAGIN KINGS- were the Ryu Dragons of Japan... These dragon deities were teachers of Buddha and the propagating his teaching. They would honor the Buddha texts, as they lived in the water and had the
power to control the rain. I found is some of the stories of the Ryu dragon they would demand the Buddhist

treasures, especially the relics in exchange for quelling thunderstorms. In their kingdoms beneath the sea they guard treasures, such as jewels, and the Buddhist texts. When an termed is up for an Dragon Kings Ryu, they may appear independently in paintings or they many be shown in groups or as attendants to the Buddhist deities.The link below will show you even more on the legends & Mythology of the Japanese Dragons. I hope that you all Enjoyed the Ryu Dragon of Japan..

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Dilong Dragon-

Dilong Dragon

Good afternoon my dears Followers & Friends I want to introduce you to the Dilong Dragon. The Ancient Chinese Dragon of 'Earth Dragon'. He is the last of the four Ancient Chinese Heavenly Dragons who control the waterways on the Earth: There was the Celestial Dragon [Tianlong], who guards the heavenly dwellings of the Gods; the Fuzanglong Dragon [the Dragon of Hidden Treasure]; And the Spiritual Dragon [the Shenlong Dragon] who controls the rain,winds,clouds and thunderstorms. I have already covered the Tianlong Dragon, Shenlong Dragon & Fuzanglong Dragon, so for today's post I am going to cover the Dilong Dragon -the Earth Dragon who control the waterways of the Earth. In Chinese Mythology Dilong means 'Earth Dragon' as with the other Chinese 'heavenly dragons' the SHENLONG DRAGONG - TIANLONG DRAGON - FUZANGLONG DRAGON AND NOW THE DILONG DRAGON...When
first starting the Dilong Dragon (dilong means 'earth dragon') I found that it had many different version of meanings. However, the Dilong Dragon was the four of the Chinese Element Dragons. Hence the Long Dragons or Divine Dragons. Since such dragons as the Shenlong is (divine dragon), and (huanglong) is Yellow dragon. And (di')means 'Earth;Land;Soil; & Ground which semantically contrasts with (tian) means 'heaven & sky. And (tiandi - Tiandihui) means heaven, earth and universe. It can be a little confusing but
bare with me. The Dilong dragon - Earth Dragon is also used to mean 'Earthworm' in Traditional Chinese Medicine and 'Geosaurus' in 'Zoological Nomenclature'. I found that the Dilong Dragon was paired with the
Tianlong Dragon 'heavenly Dragon'. Which is interesting for the fact that the Heavenly Chinese Dragons are able to fly, and thus were considered the celestial dragons or creatures rather than
Terrestrial ones like that of the 'Earthbound' Dilong Dragon. It seems that there were two other
exceptions that I didn't know of till I started this post on the Dilong Dragon and that would be the Panlong Dragons which are 'Coiled/Curled Dragons; a dragon that has not ascended to the Heavens' And the
Tulong Dragon - an 'Soil/Earth Dragon', which is referred to as the Tuo' Dragon - 'The Chinese Alligator' or
the Japanese Mogura Dragon - 'the Mole'. I hope I haven't lost you all my dear friends and followers:ooo
There is more to the tale of the Dilong dragon.. It seems that in the mid 7th-century during the Liang Dynasty, Admiral Wang Sengbian is said to have seen the Lianglong Dragons 'Two/pair Dragons', that ascended into the sky, and the Dilong Dragon 'Earth Dragon', leave the Liang territory which was a main portent of their
defeat in the year 550CE of his Dynasty. There is another tale of the Dilong Dragon and this is the

'Earth Dragon Child' which is an Elegant name for the 'Earthworm' which is usually called the Qiuyinlong Dragon. I also discovered that the Dilong was first means Earthworm' in the Quixiu Leigao in the Ming Dynasty. It was a bit difficult to find info on the last two dragons to complete the 4-Chinese heavenly dragons but I was able to do it. And I hope you all Enjoy the four post too. I will continue to try to write interesting and fun post for you all .. I wish you all the best - I love you all very much

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Fuzanglong Dragon

Fuzanglong Dragon-

Good afternoon my dears Followers & Friends I want to introduce you to the Fuzanglong Dragon. The Ancient Chinese Dragon of 'Hidden Treasure'. He is one of four Ancient Chinese types of Dragons: There is the Celestial Dragon [Tianlong], who guards the heavenly dwellings of the Gods; the Fuzanglong Dragon
[the Dragon of Hidden Treasure]; the Dilong Dragon [the Dragon of the Earth who controls the waterways of the Earth]; And lastly the Spiritual Dragon [the Shenlong Dragon] who controls the rain,winds,clouds and thunderstorms. I have already covered the Tianlong Dragon and the Shenlong Dragon so for today's post I am going to cover the Fuzanglong Dragon. When researching this dragon there wasn't as much on this dragon to tell and I couldn't find any images of the dragon, but the one that I have posted is my interpitation of the Fuzanglong Dragon. So I hope that you will all Enjoy my image:o.. However I did find more information on other different types of dragons that I am planning to post later on.. The Fucanglong Chinese dragon is the dragon of Hidden treasure. What he does is; He waits deep deep in the earth guardian his hordes of jewels or rare minerals - like that of diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, ruby's, blue diamonds, to be just a few of his favorites. The one time one would ever see the Fuzanglong Dragon is maybe and that's a BIG! maybe! if you happen to be hunting for treasure deep in the bowels of the Earth! Like that would ever happen, but you never know or when the Fuzanglong is called upon to report to the Gods at which he will burst from the deeps of the ground skyward causing a huge volcano to form.. There isn't alot of info on what these dragons might have looked liked by as most Chinese Dragons were more the Long serpentine type of bodies, with legs like lizards and talons like that of eagles. How their heads are usually somewhat delicate with the long
trailing like whiskers and usually have horns on their head too. These Fuzanglong Dragons like most of the
four Chinese element dragons almost always are wingless, but that isn't always the case and that doesn't mean that they don't have the ability to fly without wings. These four dragons are very special in the Ancient Chinese Mythology because of their elemental magical powers and the ability to fly without wings. They fly

through the winds and magical currents that flow through time. Well my dears Followers and Friends I hope that you all Enjoy my new post for the day on the Fuzanglong Dragon. I will continue to try to

tell interesting stories, myths and Lengends for you all! I do love you all

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Tianlong Dragon

Tianlong Dragon-

Tianlong Dragon

In my quest of finding as many different types and kinds of Dragons all over the
world from different cultures and country's I give you the Tianlong Dragon...
Tianlong is another heavenly Dragon of the Chinese who had them in
ancient times with their Emperors. These Tianlong Dragons would guard the heavenly dwelling of the
Gods in China. It is said in Chinese mythology that the Tianlong Dragon is a Flying dragon
of the Chinese astrology. The term Tianlong combines tian means
heaven and long means dragon. When I started to look for information on the Tianlong Dragon it was a bit difficult to find anything at all, but what I have found is that these dragons literery mean they are from the Heavens: the Gods if you will: So You could say that the Tianlong Dragons are an devoted Heavenly Dragon - Celestial Dragon - Holy Dragon or Even a Divine Dragon. I did find that these Tianlong dragons semantically develped the meanings as the 'Buddhist Heavenly', 'Nagas, 'Devas & 'Centipedes too. The proper name was that of the Star People. I also discovered that among the Chinses that the classic Text, Tian & Long 'Dragon were first used together in
the Zhou Dynasty Emperor in the year of 122BCE to 256BCE. However, it wasn't till later in the
Han Dynasty Emperor in the year of 207BCE to 227CE that the Tianlong Dragon was actully recorded in the Han Dynasy Emperor. It seems that there was an Ancient Yijing Book of China. In this book it tell of the
changes of this Heavely Dragon - Tianlong Dragon. It seems that with the Tianlong Dragon nobody really knew where the dragons origins were. However in my own opioion the Tianlong Dragon orgins were and still are in the heavens above. The Dragon is said in local folklore to kinda look like a combination of many different animals; such as a repile, a snake, an alligator and a lizard of sorts, but none of the local chinese
people really knew for sure what the Tianlong Dragon looks in the legend of the Tianlong Dragon. Now the Chinese Emperors think they were all real Dragons and the sons of the heavens. thus the beds they

sleep on were called the dragon beds, the throne called the dragon seat, and the Emperor's ceremonial

dresses called the dragon robes. It seems that the Tianlong Dragon can be seen on building in the Imperial
Palace too. I also discover that the Tianlong Dragon is a Symbol of Imperial Power/ and Dragon Screens

Tianlong Dragon

are an important part of his dragons Culture. That is basically about the tale of the Tainlong Dragon that I could find .. However, the Tainlong Dragon was an Imperial Dragon which is very importan and revered
symbol, of wisdom, power and luck in the Chinses Culture. Unlike that of the western Dragons, the
Oriental or Asian Dragons are usually seen as Benevolent and very Kind! The Dragons have long been
a symbol in the Chinese/ Japanesse Folklore and Art. Temples and their Shirnes have been built to honor
these Dragons. I also discover that the Chineses see the Dragons as divine attributes which they aspire in someways become. In fact the chineses are sometimes referred to as 'descendents of the "Dragon". Also the Dragon' is held in reverence and respect in Chinese culture. And they are referenced by
several Chinese proverbs too. I found that the amout of toes that are depicted on the dragons in Asian dragns in both the Chinese and Japanese Dragon with the Emperor is very important too. In traditional the

Emperor would have the five toes. There are others meanings to the different numbers of toes of the asian dragons toes which i will cover in a later post. I hope you Enjoyed my Tainlong dragon and a little history about he chinese culture on the dragon.. I love dragons as you all must know by now my dear friends and followers so I hope that you all will join me in my LovefortheDragon.. Love YOU all My Dears Friends & Followers very much:o

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