Niomon, Shitenno-ji, Osaka

Niomon, Shitenno-ji, Osaka.

“Niōmon (lit. Niō gate) is the Japanese name of a Buddhist temple gate guarded by two wooden warriors called Niō (lit. Two Kings). The gate is called Heng Ha Er Jiang in China and Geumgangmun in Korea. The two statues are inside the two posts of the gate itself, one at the left, one at the right.”

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