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영어 본문 읽기: English

알아보는 법

• Two large human figures with bulging muscles
• Inside a roofed gate (Niōmon)
• Open mouth on one, closed on the other

헷갈리기 쉬운 것

• 고마이누 — Komainu are animals at shrines; Niō are human-like figures at temples.

알아두면 좋은 것

• Usually the open-mouthed Agyō stands on the right and the closed-mouthed Ungyō on the left (as you face the gate).
• The Niō in Tōdai-ji's Great South Gate in Nara are over eight meters tall.

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출처

• Japan Tourism Agency multilingual DB: Nio Guardian Figures
• Japan Tourism Agency multilingual DB: The Nio Gate (Kōtoku-in)
• Japan Tourism Agency multilingual DB: Nio-mon, An Ancient Gate