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As a result of this legend, the dragon came to be worshipped as Kuzuryū Daimyōjin (九頭竜大明神, "Great God Nine-Headed Dragon). The expression "send up a white-feathered arrow" has come to mean "choose by lot." The legend continues, saying Mankan saw the dragon reform and change into a Dragon King. He then built a shrine to the dragon.
Two other Japanese examples derive from Buddhist importations of Indian dragon myths. Benzaiten, the Japanese form of Saraswati, supposedly killed a five-headed dragon at Enoshima in 552. Kuzuryū (九頭龍, "nine-headed dragon"), deriving from the nagarajas (snake-kings) Vasuki and Shesha, is worshipped at Togakushi Shrine in Nagano Prefecture.
Kuzuryu-sha (九頭龍社) literally means "nine-headed dragon shrine." It is dedicated to Kuzuryu-no-Okami, the deity of water, rain, and the prevention of tooth decay. [3] There is a goshuin stamp available at each of the five shrines. [3]
The name Kuraokami combines kura 闇 "dark; darkness; closed" and okami 龗 "dragon tutelary of water". This uncommon kanji (o)kami or rei 龗, borrowed from the Chinese character ling 龗 "rain-dragon; mysterious" (written with the "rain" radical 雨, 3 口 "mouths", and a phonetic of long 龍 "dragon") is a variant Chinese character for Japanese rei < Chinese ling 靈 "rain-prayer ...
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair; Mondo Owada - Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc; Sonny Forelli (Tom Sizemore) - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City; Paulie Franchetti (Dwight Schultz) - The Darkness; Valeria "El Sin Nombre" Garza (Maria Elisa Camargo) - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 and Call of Duty ...
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, the ultimate yakuza from Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. Gohma in The Legend of Zelda has only one eye. Gohma's appearance varies from game to game. Myukus a giant blue-green Alien with one eye in Rampage 2: Universal Tour; Suezo, a one-eyed, one-footed breed of monster in the video game/anime series Monster Rancher
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu (九頭龍 冬彦, Kuzuryū Fuyuhiko) Voiced by (English): Derek Stephen Prince (game); [41] Aaron Dismuke (anime) [39] Voiced by (Japanese): Daisuke Kishio [9] [12] A wary student who is the successor of the largest yakuza family in Japan. He threatens violence to anyone who mentions his babyish face.
The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! (Japanese: りゅうおうのおしごと!, Hepburn: Ryūō no Oshigoto!, lit."The Ryuo's Work!") is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabii.