page_title: Zennyo Ryūō
hierarchical_section_title: Zennyo Ryūō
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 善女龍王像　長谷川等伯・画　安土桃山時代　七尾美術館蔵 English: The painting of Zennyo Ryuo as a Buddhism deity by Hasegawa Touhaku. Work in Azuchi momoyama era.
context_page_description: Zennyo Ryūō is a rain-god dragon in Japanese mythology. According to Japanese Buddhist tradition, the priest Kūkai made Zennyo Ryūō appear in 824 AD during a famous rainmaking contest at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
context_section_description: Zennyo Ryūō (善如龍王 or 善女龍王, lit. "goodness-like dragon-king" or "goodness woman dragon-king", respectively) is a rain-god dragon in Japanese mythology. According to Japanese Buddhist tradition, the priest Kūkai made Zennyo Ryūō appear in 824 AD during a famous rainmaking contest at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
caption: Zennyo Ryūō by Hasegawa Tōhaku (Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum)
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