Ryuzu Kannon (龍
頭観音)
Buddhist Goddess of Mercy riding a dragon.
Me means woman.
Kami or Gami means: God; the lord; deity; Shinto
deity
Megami means: goddess
Kamisama means: God; the lord; deity; Shinto deity
Ryuzyu
Kannon in Japanese; Quan Yin in Chinese
ryu zu kan
non Japanese
long tou guan yin
Chinese
Mizugami (水
神)
water-god; river god god or deity. The word mizu
(水)means
water, river(s), seas or oceans and gami
(kami) means god. One deity is Benzaiten
(弁
財天
) the sea or water goddess and of wealth,
music and eloquence. The goddess is also called
Benten (弁
天
) goddess of arts and wisdom. Goddess are megami
(女
神)
which is made from two kanji me (女)
woman and gami /kami (神)
god.
***
一
HEART SHIN Japanese (心)
XIN Chinese
Kaneshi Eiko in an interview in 1984 on the
question ‘What does the dragon stand for in the
picture of the Isshin-ryu Megami?’
“The dragon stands for Shimabuku Tatsuo Sensei.
Tatsumaki (竜
巻)
"Tornado or waterspot", there is a dragon in
tatsumaki (竜
巻),
tatsu (竜)
is dragon and maki (巻)
is winding. Tatsuo had a vision and dreamed about
the dragon.”
Homophone doukun (同
訓)
: A word having the same sound as another word but
differing from it in meaning, origin and sometimes
spelling; For example, in English sum and some are
homophones and In Japanese Ryu (龍)
or (竜)
"dragon", and ryu (流)
"style" are homophones. In Japanese Ryu
(龍)
"dragon" can also be pronounced tatsu. The
Oriental Zodiac used by both the Chinese and Japanese
is tatsu (辰)
"The Dragon" which is the fifth sign of Chinese
zodiac. This dragon is also called the Azure (blue/green)
dragon of the east. So dragon in Japanese can be
prononced ryu or tatsu.
一
一心龍
流
Isshin-ryu (一
心流)
"One heart way" and (Isshin-ryu) "One
heart dragon" (一
心龍
)
龍
Ryu , Tatsu Dragon
流
Ryu, ru a style
a mode a way
1. Three stars
☆☆☆
mean one Ichi (一
)
2. Three stars The three stars are on line
(☆☆☆)
with the center star Antares represents the heart
(心)
of the Constellation Scorpio. The Japanese word
for Scorpio is Sasori (サ
ソリ)
"saw-so-ree" and for Scorpion Sasori-za
(さ
そり座).
The Chinese and Japanese have a larger constellation
which the Japanese call Seiryuu .
***
一
The three stars
***
are on line and represents several interrelations.
The three Ryu, Shorin-ryu, Goju-ryu and Kobudo makeup
Isshin-ryu.
The three stars on line
***mean
ichi. or one (一
) .
The three stars stand for all of Tatsuo’s teachers.
Ganeku Shinko Chinese Shorinji
Kyan Chotoku Shorin-ryu
Miyagi Chojun Goju-ryu
Motobu Choki Shorin-ryu
Taira Shinken Kobudo
Dragon tatsu (辰),
(龍)
or ryu (流)
:
The dragon stands forth as a symbol for spiritual
strength and as an inspiration for constant movement
and change in the affairs of humanity and Tatsuo
is the dragon.
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