Zennyo
deity water Buddhist single tradition · 1
Zennyo is a dragon who pities mankind. He is gold-colored, about eight sun long, and seated on the head of another dragon, eight shaku in length. Kōbō-Daishi reported to the Emperor that Zennyo was a Bodhisattva of higher rank than Shubin, namely the Dragon-king of the Auavatapta pond in Northern India, who was not in Shubin's power.
When
- First attested
- 1372 CE
- Attested period
- 1372 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the c. 1372 CE Taiheiki "Record of the Great Peace".
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dragon King Zentatsu
- enemy of
- Shubin
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In this pond is a dragon, called Zennyo, who pities mankind. To him I have prayed, and now I see him rising out of the midst of the lake, gold-coloured, about eight sun long, seated on the head of another dragon, eight shaku in length”
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