这是什么？

仁王仁王

寺院山门两侧的威猛守护神，守护寺院与佛法。一开口（阿）一闭口（吽）。

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如何辨认

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

容易混淆的事物

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

小知识

• 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.

哪里看得到

资料来源

• 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