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§ 4. Mizuchi, the rivergods 137 



§ 5. Oho-tvatatsumij the sea-god 139 



§ 6. Wani 139 



§ 7. The jewels of flood and ebb 142 



§ 8. Tahe-iwa Tatsu no Mikoto, the dragon-god of a sacred pond 



in Higo province 143 



§ 9. An Emperor's dragon-tail 145 



CHAPTER II. 



THE CHINESE DRAGON AND THE DRAGON-HORSE AS OMENS IN JAPAN. 



§ 1. Flying dragon as the horse of a ghost or a sien 146 



§ 2. Dragon-horses 147 



§ 3. Carriage of a ghost drawn through the air by eight dragons. 150 



§ 4. A dragon appears as a good omen 150 



CHAPTER III. 



CAUSING RAIN. 



§ 1. Shinto gods : . . 152 



§ 2. Horses offered to Shinto gods 156 



§ 3. Buddhism wins field 158 



§ 4. The Sacred Spring Park 159 



§ 5. The "Dragon-hole" on Mount Murobu 168 



§ 6. Reborn as a rain-giving dragon 170 



§ 7. Buddhist priests dominating the dragons 171 



§ 8. Dragon- women in ponds 172 



§ 9. Stirring up the dragons by throwing iron or filth into their ponds. 174 

 § 10. A dragon engraved on an incense pot believed to cause rain. 



Pine trees cause clouds to rise and rain to fall .... 175 



§ 11. The eight Dragon-kings , . . . 176 



§ 12. A Buddhist dragon's suicide 177 



§ 13. Conclusions 177 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE INDIAN NAGA IN JAPAN. 



§ 1. The Dragon-kings revere Buddha's Law 179 



§ 2. Dragons appear at the dedication of Buddhist, temples . . . 180 



§ 3. Dragons living in ponds or lakes, mostly near Buddhist shrines. 181 



§ 4. Reborn as dragons 184 



§ 5. Dragon-kings of the sea check the course of vessels in order 



to obtain special Buddhist treasures as offerings .... 187 



§ 6. The "jewel which grants all desires" (cintamani) 189 



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