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Suzaku, Su-zaku, or Su-Zaku may refer to: Vermilion Bird (Zhū Què), whose Japanese name is Suzaku, the bird guardian of the South and one of the Four Symbols of Chinese constellations; Suzaku, a 1997 Japanese film by Naomi Kawase; Emperor Suzaku (922–952), an emperor of Japan; Emperor Go-Suzaku (1009–1045), an emperor of Japan
It is known as Suzaku in Japanese, Jujak in Korean and Chu Tước in Vietnamese. It is often mistaken for the Fenghuang due to similarities in appearance, but the two are different creatures. [ 1 ]
Neidan Illustration of Bringing Together the Four Symbols 和合四象圖, 1615 Xingming guizhi. The Four Symbols are mythological creatures appearing among the Chinese constellations along the ecliptic, and viewed as the guardians of the four cardinal directions.
Phoenix depicted at the Longshan temple, Taiwan. The Four Holy Beasts differs from Four Symbols in that Qilin replaces the White Tiger.The Four Symbols are the Azure Dragon (青龍) in the East, White Tiger (白虎) in the West, Vermilion Bird (朱雀) in the South, and the Black Tortoise (玄武) in the North.
Succubus (Medieval folklore) – Female night-demon; Sudice – Fortune spirit; Sunakake-baba – Sand-throwing hag; Sunekosuri – Small dog- or cat-like creature that rubs against a person's legs at night; Surma – Hellhound; Suzaku – Japanese version of the Chinese Vermillion Bird
The reconstructed Suzakumon of Heijō Palace at night. The Suzakumon (朱雀門, Suzakumon or Shujakumon) was the main gate built in the center of the south end of the imperial palaces in the Japanese ancient capitals of Fujiwara-kyō (), Heijō-kyō (), and later Heian-kyō ().
Emperor Suzaku (朱雀天皇 ( すざくてんのう ), Suzaku-tennō, 7 September 921 – 6 September 952) was the 61st emperor of Japan, [1] according to the traditional order of succession. [2] Suzaku's reign spanned the years from 930 through 946. [3]
In Japanese folklore, heroes like Momotaro rescue women from violent kami and oni. Although the exploits of heroes are well known, Japanese mythology also featured heroines. [1] Ototachibana, the wife of Yamato Takeru, threw herself into the sea to save her husband's ship and quell the wrath of the storm that threatened them. [1]