鱗蟲之長也。能幽能明,能細能巨,能短能長,其於春分而登天,抵秋分而潛淵。 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
龍者,鱗蟲之長[1],天地之靈獸也。位列十二地支,亦列四靈。能幽能明,能細能巨,能短能長,其於春分而登天,抵秋分而潛淵。其角似鹿、頭似牛、目似蝦、嘴似驢、腹似蛇、鱗似魚、足似鳳、鬚似人、耳似象,其形多異能,是故祥瑞兆也[2]。
其性剛烈而仁慈,喜雨而惡暴,喜音而惡鬧。其聲如雷,其氣如雲,其目如日,其鱗如珠。天地之間,無不畏其威而敬其德。古之聖人,皆以龍為象,以示其高明之德與玄妙之道。
龍之所在,風雨隨之。龍之所好,珠玉為之。龍之所怒,山河崩裂。龍之所悲,江海泣血。龍有九子,曰囚牛,曰睚眥,曰嘲風,曰蒲牢,曰狻猊,曰贔屭,曰狴犴,曰負屭,曰螭吻,各有所好。[3]
龍負盛名,故中外近於其形者,皆譯稱龍,詳見釋義。
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