這是什麼？

仁王仁王

寺院山門兩側的威猛守護神，守護寺院與佛法。一開口（阿）一閉口（吽）。

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如何辨認

• 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.

小知識

• 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.

哪裡看得到

資料來源

• 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