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[2] [3] The dog and lion pairs are seen as interchangeable. [1] Meant to ward off evil spirits, modern komainu statues usually are almost identical, but one has the mouth open, the other closed (however, exceptions exist, where both komainu have their mouth either open or closed [4]). The two forms are called a-gyō (阿形, lit.
Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.
[2] [3] The English translation of the book was published by Restless Books in September 2023 and translated by award-winning translator Avery Fischer Udagawa. On the depiction of tragedy and hope within the story, Udagawa says, "I believe young people can all benefit from these portraits of hanging on when hope is in extremely short supply." [4]
Winter weather continues to ramp up this autumn with snow falling in the northern Rocky Mountains and the far northern Plains this weekend.
3 Zodiacs Saying Goodbyes on December's Full Moon. Read on for your zodiac sign. If you want to go beyond sun sign astrology, take note of your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs. Cancer: Facing Self ...
For instance, in 2010, a 2-year-old boy fatally shot himself with a gun his mother had left in a dresser drawer, forgetting to put it in her lockbox. She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and ...
The 2005 Differ Cup was held on May 7 and May 8. [2] The winners, Kenta and Naomichi Marufuji, were also the GHC Junior Heavyweight Champions; their opponents in the finals, Minoru Fujita and Ikuto Hidaka, were the Zero1-Max International Lightweight Tag Team Champions. The following teams were involved: Tiger Emperor and Super Shisa (freelance)
Support for PDF version 1.3; 5.0 May 2001 Last version to support Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98 First Edition, Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5, pre-Service Pack 2 Windows 2000, Mac OS 8.6 and Mac OS 9.0.4 - 9.2.2. Windows, Macintosh, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux Support for PDF version 1.4; 6.0 July 2003 Adobe Acrobat Reader was renamed to Adobe Reader.