udonge Udumbara legends

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udonge 優曇華 / ウドンゲ と伝説 Legends about Udonge flowers
udonge no hana 優曇華の花

This legendary flower is said to flower once in 3000 years and to see its flowers is very special.


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In Buddhism, udumbara (Pali, Sanskrit) refers to the tree, flower and fruit of the Ficus racemosa (syn. Ficus glomerata). In Buddhist literature, this tree or its fruit may carry the connotation of rarity and parasitism. It is also mentioned in Vedic texts as the source of wood for rituals and amulets.
The udumbara is also used to refer to the flower of the blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Sav.).
The Japanese word udonge (優曇華)
was used by Dōgen to refer to the flower of the udumbara tree in chapter 68 of the Shōbōgenzō ("Treasury of the Eye of the True Dharma"). Dōgen places the context of the udonge flower in the Flower Sermon given by Gautama Buddha on Vulture Peak. The udonge flower may be symbolic of mind to mind transmission between the teacher and the student, in this case, Gautama Buddha and Mahakasyapa.
Udonge is also used to refer to the eggs of the lacewing insect.
The eggs are laid in a pattern similar to a flower, and its shape is used for divination in Asian fortune-telling.
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. Udonge 優曇華 the udumbara flower .
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Magnolia delavayi　/ 優曇華（ウドンゲ）はモクレン科モクレン属の常緑高木である。


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......................................................................................... Chiba 千葉県
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usuba kageroo ウスバカゲロウ Myrmeleontidae ephemera, lacewing

If this Ephemera lays its eggs near the top of the sliding door, people call it "Udonge".
This is an auspicious omen for the home.



......................................................................................... Kyoto 京都府
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北区 Kita ward

. shi no yochoo 死の予兆 omens of death .
If the birds sing in a long, sad voice, if the blossoms of udonge 優曇華 cluster fig tree begin to bloom in the garden, if a person gets black warts and spots on the skin (死黒子) this is all an omen of approaching death.

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右京区 Ukyo ward

In 宇津村 Utsumura village they say if someone sees the flowers of Udonge, the family will become poor.



......................................................................................... Miyazaki 宮崎県

If the Udonge shows its flowers, there will be misfortune.
If someone sees the flowers of Udonge in a dream, he will soon die.




......................................................................................... Nara 奈良県
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菟田野町 Utano town

The Udonge flower is a forebode of death.




......................................................................................... Osaka 大阪府
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箕面市 Mino, Minoh city / 茨木市 Ibaraki city

If the Udonge begins to flower, the home will have misfortune.
If the flowres begin to grow around a pillar in the 床柱 Tokonoma alcove, the family will perish.




......................................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県
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茂木町 Motegi town

If the Udonge shows its flowers, someone is going to die.

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宇都宮市 Utsunomiya city

If the Udonge has 白 white flowers, there will be theft.
If it has 黒 black flowers, someone will die.
If it has 赤 red flowres, it brings good luck.



......................................................................................... Wakayama 和歌山県
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日高郡 Hidaka district 由良町 Yura town

If someone is near death, the color of his face will fade and he might just barely be able to draw a breath.
Sometimes the 味噌 Miso paste will turn black, the 醤油 soy sauce will get rotten or the Udonge will show its flowers.



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