The early cosmogonists enlarged upon the imaginary data of previous writers, and averred that there were four distinct kinds of dragons proper — the t'ien-lung or celestial dragon, which guards the mansions of the gods and supports them so that they... The Oriental Rug Book - Page 252by Mary Churchill Ripley - 1904 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Frederick Mayers - 1874 - 472 pages
...which many different accounts are given. Thus it is said, — there is the celestial dragon ^fc \ , which guards the mansions of the gods and supports them so that they do not, fall ; the spiritual dragon jp||j J , which causes the winds to blow and produces rain for the benefit of mankind... | |
| Hampden C. DuBose - 1886 - 470 pages
...transformation and the gift of rendering itself visible or invisible at pleasure. In the spring it ascends to the skies, and in the autumn it buries...celestial dragon, which guards the mansions of the The Dragon. gods and supports them so that they do not fall ; the divine dragon, which causes the winds... | |
| British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings, William Anderson - 1886 - 672 pages
...adhere very strictly to these laws of composition. Four kinds of Lung are enumerated by the Chinese. (1) The Celestial Dragon, which guards the mansions of...the gods, and supports them so that they do not fall ; (2) The Spiritual Dragon, which causes the winds to blow and produces rain for the benefit of mankind... | |
| United States National Museum - 1902 - 1012 pages
...previous writers, and averred that there were four distinct kinds of dragons proper — the rim-limy or celestial dragon, which guards the mansions of the gods and supports them su that they do not fall; the »h£n-lung or spiritual dragon, which causes the winds to blow and produces... | |
| University of Pennsylvania. Department of Archaeology and Paleontology - 1892 - 196 pages
...cosmogonists declared that there are four kinds of Lung, of which many accounts are given. Thus it is said, there is the celestial dragon, which guards the mansions of the gods, and supports them, that they do not fall ; the spiritual dragon, which causes the winds to blow and produces rain for... | |
| William Cosmo Monkhouse - 1901 - 396 pages
...Kingdom"). Mayers, in his " Chinese Reader's Manual," tells us that there are four kinds of Lung — (1) " The Celestial Dragon, which guards the mansions of...gods, and supports them so that they do not fall. E PS e § £ o a '< i; a S a 3 o u PI I. o ti (2) " The Spiritual Dragon, which causes the winds to... | |
| Alfred Edward Hippisley - 1902 - 168 pages
...previous writers, and averred that there were four distinct kinds of dragons proper — the t'ien-lung or celestial dragon, which guards the mansions of the...gods and supports them so that they do not fall; the shên-lung or spiritual dragon, which causes the winds to blow and produces rain for the benefit of... | |
| United States National Museum - 1902 - 1020 pages
...previous writers, and averred that there were four distinct kinds of dragons proper — the t'ien-lmiij or celestial dragon, which guards the mansions of the...gods and supports them so that they do not fall; the thin-lung or spiritual dragon, which causes the winds to blow and produces rain for the benefit of... | |
| Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson - 1907 - 284 pages
...kinds of Lung dragons, which he describes as : — " The Celestial Dragon, which guards the mansion of the gods and supports them so that they do not fall. " The Spiritual Dragon, which causes the 1 Chinese Reader's Manual. wind to blow and produces rain for the... | |
| William Elliot Griffis - 1911 - 366 pages
...belonging to beast, bird, fish, or reptile. Of the four sorts of principal dragons, the celestial variety guards the mansions of the gods and supports them so that they do not fall. The spiritual dragon causes winds to blow and produces rain for the benefit of mankind. The dragon of earth... | |
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