…Wide-weed-spread, painted on the ceiling of Ryū-sen-ji, 瀧泉寺, Dragon-spring-temple, Hidaka City, Sayama. The Taizōkai Mandara, 胎蔵界曼荼羅, Womb-keep-world Wide-weed-spread, may be identified with the ceiling, ten-jō, 天井, heaven-well, of the yo-jō-han…
…The zodiac sign for the third month, Tatsu-no-tsuki, 辰の月, Dragon’s-month, the animal dragon is tatsu, 龍. The Dragon time of the day is from 7 to 9 am, and is…
Un-ryū gama, 雲龍釜, cloud-dragon kettle, tetsu, 鉄, iron, with raised design of a dragon, depicting its head and right front claw with three talons holding a hō-ju, 宝珠, treasure-jewel, its…
…These strips may be exceedingly narrow as to appear to be threads Kan-tō, 間道, interval-way; silk ko-bu-kusa, 古帛紗, old-cloth-gauze, with pattern of dragons in a banded-grid called “Ama-ryū Kantō”, 雨龍間道,…
…the hō-ju, 宝珠, treasure-jewel, the ‘flaming pearl of enlightenment’ that are sought by dragons. Ryū-sei Kyū-ji, 竜生九子, Dragon-born Nine-child. The pair of lions are placed on either side of an…
…two dragons, the curly bosses represent the nine sons of the Dragon King. Once this was part of an orchestra of bells, that are struck from the outside. Every Buddhist…
…the dragon pursues. Bun-rin, 文琳, literary-jewel (topaz?), cha-ire, 茶入, tea-receptacle; ceramic with amber glaze, Taka-tori, 高取, High-take. Shi-fuku, 仕覆, serve-cover, silk fabric with pattern of dragons and peony vines….
…the south wall of the room. The southeast direction which includes the Zodiac sign of Tatsu, 辰, Dragon, is known as Tatsu-Mi, 巽, Dragon-Snake, The Kanji for Tatsu-Mi, 巽, is…
…竜生九子, Dragon-born-nine-child, the nine sons of the Dragon King of the sea. Nine Dragon Kings caused sweet rain to fall, which was the origin of the Kan-butsu-e, 灌仏会, Libate-buddha-meeting. The…
…柳楊, Willow-willow Kannon. The willow is a potent medicine, and Kannon is revered for her healing powers. Kannon is associated with dragon. The dragon is a water creature that brings…