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Although it looks fearsome, the Qilin only punishes the wicked. It can walk on grass and yet not trample the blades and it can also walk on water. Being a peaceful creature, its diet does not include flesh. It takes great care when it walks never to tread on any living thing, and it is said to appear only in areas ruled by a wise and benevolent leader (some say even if this area is only a house). It is normally gentle but can become fierce if a pure person is threatened by a sinner, spouting flames from its mouth and exercising other fearsome powers that vary from story to story. | Although it looks fearsome, the Qilin only punishes the wicked. It can walk on grass and yet not trample the blades and it can also walk on water. Being a peaceful creature, its diet does not include flesh. It takes great care when it walks never to tread on any living thing, and it is said to appear only in areas ruled by a wise and benevolent leader (some say even if this area is only a house). It is normally gentle but can become fierce if a pure person is threatened by a sinner, spouting flames from its mouth and exercising other fearsome powers that vary from story to story. | ||
The Qilin is the lord of all beasts or hairy creatures (mammals), while the [ | The Qilin is the lord of all beasts or hairy creatures (mammals), while the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology) Phoenix] represents the feathered, Man the naked, the Dragon the scaly and the Turtle the armored. | ||
==Variations== | ==Variations== | ||
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[[Image:MingQilinDragonFish.jpg|thumb|left|275px|A Qilin in the dragon, fish, and ox style of the Ming Dynasty. Note the pair of horns.]] | [[Image:MingQilinDragonFish.jpg|thumb|left|275px|A Qilin in the dragon, fish, and ox style of the Ming Dynasty. Note the pair of horns.]] | ||
In the Ming dynasty of China the Qilin is represented as an oxen-hooved animal with a | In the Ming dynasty of China the Qilin is represented as an oxen-hooved animal with a dragon-like head surmounted by a pair of horns and flame-like head ornaments. In some representations, the flames that come from the Qilin's mouth contain a book which is actually Buddhist Sutras. | ||
=== A Qing dynasty example === | === A Qing dynasty example === | ||
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[[Category:Dragon Names]] | [[Category:Dragon Names]] | ||
[[Category:Continent: Asia]] | [[Category:Continent: Asia]] | ||
[[Category:Race: Dragon]] | [[Category:Race: Dragon]] | ||
