The Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Japanese romanization: Seiryuu or Seiryû, pinyin: dōng fāng qīng lóng) Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...

East - the Blue Dragon, Spring, Wood; Planet, Jupiter

Seiryuu; also spelled Seiryû; is the ruler of the eastern group of constellations in ancient Chinese astrology, and the gaurdian god of the Eastern world. In old Japan, as well as in China, groups of people worshipped the four cardinal gods, and build temples and monuments in their honor. Today, people still regard the gods with some reverance, and in many of the royal palaces and important places in Japan and China, The Heian Shrine in Kyoto; for example, paintings and frescoes feature liknesses of the four. The most famous of these places is the Takamatsuzuka Kofun Tomb in Nara.

Seiryuu as featured in the Japanese manga/anime Fushigi Yûgi (above)

The Seven Constellations of Seiryuu; with Character and Japanese Pronunciation

角 SuBoshi (Suboshi)

亢 AmiBoshi (Amiboshi)

氐 TomoBoshi (Tomo)

房 SoiBoshi (Soi)

心 NakagoBoshi (Nakago)

尾 AshitareBoshi (Ashitare)

箕 MiBoshi (Miboshi)

External links

• The Four Gods
• The Azure Dragon of the East