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Ryu-mai^ ("Dragon's dance"), in Kozuke; Eyu-o'^ ("Dragon-king"), 

 in Buzen and Kai; Ryu-toku^ ("Dragon's virtue"), in Chikuzen; 

 RyU-ge^ ("Dragon's flower"), in Omi, and RyU-ge^ ("Dragon's 

 hair") in Ugo, are evidence of the Chinese and Indian dragon's 

 great popularity in Japan. 



D. Names of Buddhist temples. 



Among the names of Buddhist temples connected with the dragon 

 Ryuzoji'^ ("Dragon's receptacle (womb) (or hiding) temple"), Ryu- 

 seriji'' ("Dragon's spring temple"), Ryitkoji^ ("Dragon's rise temple") 

 and RyUmonji'^ ("Dragon's gate temple") are the most frequent. 

 Further, we find temples of the Dragon's horn {RyUkakuji '°), 

 belly {Ryufukuji"), mouth {Ryukdji^"^) and head {Ryotdji ^^). 

 Moreover, mention is made of temples of the Dragon's cloud 

 (Ryuunji'^), pool {Ryuenji ^^ and Ryutanji "^), sea {Ryukai-in ^''), 

 valley (Ryukeiji^^), spring {Ryugenji^'^), river {Ryusenji^"), palace 

 (Ryuguji^^), canopy {Ryugaiji'^'^), flower (Ryugeji^^), treasure {Ryu- 

 hdji^^), felicity {Ryufukuji'^'^), rest {Ryuanji^'^ and Ryuonji'^''), 



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 in Shimosa, p. 3244, cf. above, Book II, Ch. Ill, p. 177. 

 in Sagami, p. 2715. 13 f | ^ ^ ' i" Uzen, p. 4509. 



in Iwami and Shinano, pp. 1072, 2481. 

 in Musashi, p. 118. 16 ^ '/p ^ , in Omi, p. 2488. 



in Mikawa and Shimozuke, pp. 2316, 3350. 

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n Yamato, p. 262. 



n Suruga, p. 2555. 



n Rikuzen and Tokyo, pp. 4098, 2962, 



n Suwo, p. 1172. 



n Yamato, p. 103. 



^, in Chikuzen, p. 1505. 



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