ryujo female dragon legends

- BACK to the Daruma Museum -
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
. ryuujin 竜神 / 龍神 と伝説 Ryujin, Legends about the Dragon Deity .
. ryuu-oo 竜王 Ryu-O, The Dragon King .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ryuujo 竜女と伝説 / 龍女 Ryujo - Legends about female dragons

Many legends are related to
. amagoi 雨乞い rain rituals - Legends .

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :


Banzuii 幡随意（ばんずいい) Saint Banzuii (1542 - 1615)

Founder of the temple 幡随院 Banzui-In in Tokyo (first called Shinchion-Ji).
There are various tales in temples of Japan where 幡随意白道上人 Saint Banzuii Byakudo
helped ryuujo 竜女 Ryujo female dragons to gain Buddhahood.
At the temples 善導寺 Zendo-Ji in Kyushu and in Echigo he gave them a posthume Buddhist name.
- quote -
Banzuii Shonin and the Dragon Woman
- source : kyoto-seika.ac.jp ... -

ryuujo joobutsu 龍女成仏　female dragon to gain Buddhahood

.......................................................................

Gunma 群馬県， Okayama 岡山県
ryuu no uroko 竜の鱗 scales of a dragon
At 竜王社 the Shrine Ryuo-Sha the scales of a dragon are venerated.
At 白神神社 the Shrine Shirakami Jinja there are also scales of a dragon as treasures.
There is also a Ryuo-Sha in Hiroshima, 福山市 Fukuyama city.
.......................................................................
和歌山県 Wakayama 印南町 Inami town 雨乞山 Ame no Yama
In a forest called ame no mori 雨の森 Forest of Rain, there are some scales of the dragon buried in the ground.
This place is used for rain rituals.
Once upon a time, a priest from 与国寺 Temple Hongen-Ji had come here,
put his hands into the seawater and picked up three scales of a dragon.



......................................................................................... Aichi 愛知県 　
.......................................................................
名古屋市 Nagoya city 守山区 Moriyama ward

. at the temple 竜泉寺 Ryusen-Ji, Dragon Pond Temple .




......................................................................................... Fukui 福井県
.......................................................................
若狭町 Wakasa city

. kechimyaku 血脈と伝説 Legends about blood lineage .




......................................................................................... Fukuoka 福岡県
.......................................................................
宮若市 Miyawaka city 乙野 Otono // 竜女成仏譚

ryuu no uroko 竜の鱗 scales of a dragon
At Ryuo ga taki 竜王ヶ滝 the Dragon King Watefall.
in a small sanctuary for Ryujin 竜神 The Dragon Deity one scale of a dragon is venerated.
The scale belonged to 幡随意 Saint Banzuii (1542 - 1615).
Now powerful rain rituals are performed at this place.




......................................................................................... Gifu 岐阜県
.......................................................................
各務原市 Kakamigahara city

. Yamanba, Yamauba 山姥 old mountain hag - Legends .
The wicked ryujo 龍女 female dragon became the wife of 与八郎 Yohachiro.
When she turned into yamauba 山姥 an old mountain hag monster, he shot her dead.
After a proper ritual she could go to the Buddhist paradise.




......................................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県
.......................................................................

. Minamoto no Mitsunaka 源満仲 (912 - 997) .
and the ryuume 竜馬 Ryume, a "dragon horse"




......................................................................................... Kagawa 香川県
.......................................................................
綾歌郡 Ayauta district 坂出町 Sakaide town

. Gyooki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu (668 - 749) .
Saint Gyoki Bosatsu performed exorcist rituals at a mountain,
when ryuujo 龍女 a female dragon flew up and away.
She left a hair ornament to be venerated as an object of worship.
During a kanbatsu 旱魃 drought, amagoi 雨乞い rain rituals were performed.

.......................................................................
観音寺市 Kannonji city 八幡町 Yahata town // 竜女成仏譚

. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .
> When the priest from 神恵院 Temple Jinnei-In performed rituals in the mountains near the temple,
the deity 妙見菩薩 Myoken Bosatsu appeared to him.
Myoken told the priest that in a former life he had been daija 大蛇 a large serpent.
Once the serpent heard a priest recite the Sutras and decided to turn into a female human.
Ryuo 竜王 the Dragon King granted her the power to perform amagoi 雨乞い rain rituals.
. 七宝山 Shippozan　観音寺 Kannon-Ji 神恵院 Jinnei-In - Shikoku Henro Nr. 68 .
. Myoken Bosatsu 妙見菩薩 .




......................................................................................... Mie 三重県
津市 Tsu city 芸濃町 Geino town // 竜女成仏譚

The temple 長徳寺 Chotoku-Ji is famous for its amagoi 雨乞い rain rituals.
Once the priest held a ritual, when a dragon, who had changed into a beautiful woman, attendet.
The priest had doubts about the woman and followed her to the local river,
where she lived as a dragon.
The priest held a special ritual for her and changed her into a serpent.
To express her gratitude, she left some uroko 竜の鱗 scales and
a tree now called Ryuuoozakura 竜王桜 Ryuozakura, the Dragon King Cherry Tree.
It is now a famous tourist attraction.

......................................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県
栗原市 Kurihara city 築館 Tsukidate town

. The spirit of the Shrine 白山神社 Hakusan Jinja .




......................................................................................... Nara 奈良県

The dragon from 竜花寺 the Temple Ryuge-ji heard the priest recite 法華経 the Hokekyo Sutra.
To show its gratitude, it made rain fall.
But this angered 大梵天 The Deity Daibonten, who cut its body into four pieces,
so it fell down from its way to heaven.
It is now venerated at the four temples
竜海寺 Ryukai-Ji, 竜心寺 Ryushin-Ji, 竜天寺 Ryuten-Ji and 竜王寺 Ryuo-Ji.
. Hokekyo, Hokkekyoo 法華経 / ホケキョウ Hoke Kyo Lotus Sutra .




......................................................................................... Niigata 新潟県

. katame no buna 片目の鮒 crucian carp with one eye - Legends .
Since the local Lord had one very small eye, all the fish in the pondhad only one eye.
A ryuujo 龍女 female dragon woman fell in love with him and pulled out all the water.




......................................................................................... Okayama 岡山県
.......................................................................
岡山市 Okayama city 中区 Naka ward // 竜女成仏譚

ryuu no shita 竜の舌 the tongue of a dragon
At the temple Anju-In they venerate ryuu no shita 竜の舌 the tongue of a dragon.
In fact it is the nose of a same 鮫 shark.
If it is washed in the pond of Ryuo-Do 竜王堂 the Dragon King Hall, there will soon rain be falling.

禅光寺 Zenko-Ji の安住院 Anju-In

岡山県岡山市中区国富3丁目1-29




......................................................................................... Osaka 大阪府
.......................................................................
枚方市 Hirakata city 北中振 KitaNakaburi

At 光善寺 the Temple Kozen-Ji there is ryuujo ike 竜女池 a dragon lady pond.
Saint 蓮如上人 Rennyo Shonin gave this pond to ryujo 龍女 the female dragon,
which became the master of the pond.
Her scales are venerated in the pond at 蛇塔 a serpent memorial tower.




......................................................................................... Yamagata 山形県
.......................................................................
鶴岡市 Tsuruoka city 川尻 Kawashiri / 竜女，竜王，竜神

In the back of 方副寺 the Temple Hofuku-Ji there is a large pond.
ryuu-oo 竜王 a dragon king lived there.
The head priest used to recite the sutras every day and one day ryuujin 竜神 a dragon king came to listen.
When the priest performed a special ritual, the Dragon King jumped into the pond and became megami 女神 a goddess.
Her specially glittering pearl and a robe without marks of sewing remain in the temple.




......................................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県
.......................................................................
甲斐市 Kai city 竜王 Ryuo hamlet // 竜女成仏譚

The founder of 慈照寺 the Temple Jisho-Ji gave a kechimyaku 血脈 lineage chart
to a malicious dragon to appease it.
From the tip of his staff water came sprouting and now there is a well,

Ryuo Mizu 竜王水 Dragon King Water.
. kechimyaku 血脈と伝説 Legends about blood lineage charts .
. akuryuu 悪竜と伝説 Akuryu, Legends about malicious dragons .


..............................................................................................................................................

- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
竜王 竜女 / 龍女 OK // 83 竜女 to collect /
竜女成仏譚 － 雨乞習俗と伝説 / 近畿民俗 -

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

. ryuu-oo 竜王 Ryu-O, The Dragon King .

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

. Kaido highway legends 街道と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



. Join the friends on Facebook ! .

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
- #ryuujo #ryujo #femaledragon #dragonwoman #myoken -
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::