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A pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left. Komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine, or placed in front of or within the honden (inner sanctum) of Japanese Shinto shrines.
Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils. People place pairs of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses, with the left shisa traditionally having a closed mouth, the right one an open mouth. [1] The open mouth shisa traditionally wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth shisa keeps good spirits in.
This is in distinct opposition to the traditional English lion which is a lifelike depiction of the animal. The claws, teeth and eyes of the Chinese lion represent power. Few if any muscles are visible in the Chinese lion whereas the English lion shows its power through its life-like characteristics rather than through stylized representation.
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Komainu A pair of lion-dogs that guard the entrances of temples and shrines. Komayō A mysterious enchantress (駒妖) from the Kansai region who appears during full moons to challenge people to games of ōgi, a variant of Shogi. Those who accept her challenge are said to have their souls transformed into yūrei (ghosts). Modern sightings have ...
In early January, two sisters went missing in Scotland, and their bodies were discovered weeks later.Now, their cause of death has been revealed. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, both 32 — who are ...
Komainu, Heian period, group of three with height of 78, 80 and 82 centimeters. As Komainu come in sets of two, one is missing. As Komainu come in sets of two, one is missing. The statues are now kept at the Tokyo National Museum .
Washington rookie Carlton Carrington was taken off the court in a wheelchair on Monday night after he went down with a scary head injury in the Wizards' game against the New York Knicks.