Dragons of the Five Regions/Directions
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Dragons of the Five Regions/Directions existed in Chinese custom, established by the Former Han period. They are correlated with the Five Colors and Five Directions and are attested uniquely in one work among Buddhist scriptures (sūtra), called the Foshuo guanding jing.
When
- First attested
- 200 BCE
- Attested period
- -200 – 1100
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Former Han period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- longwang, Lord Earth
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Dragons of the Five Regions/Directions existed in Chinese custom, established by the Former Han period(200BCE) (Cf. §Origins below). The same concept couched in "dragon king" (longwang) terminology from "dragon" was centuries later, the term "dragon king" being imported from India”
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