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12-27-2010, 11:10 PM
Red Dragon that could make rainfall stopped.
Most folklores about dragons are related to rivers or rainfall, but the folklore which shows the reason why Ryuuchizan-hirokawa Temple in Kawachi County, Oosaka-fu was build is something special and strange.
It was 673-686 when Emperor Tenmutenno was ruling. People in Kawachi County were suffered from shortage of water because of no rainfall. Then came En-no-onozu who is famous disciplinant as the pioneer of Shygendo. He used magical power in Hirokawa Mountain, and summoned White Dragon from the Heaven. The rain started to fall at once and everybody was so pleased. But unfortunately the rain never stopped and the levees gave away. So he used magical power again and summoned Red Dragon, that cleared away the rain-clouds.
The legend indicates that dragon may become the God of rainfall and the God of sunshine according to the difference of color. This is interesting.
Last edited by Supperman : 12-28-2010 at 10:55 AM.
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