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roll, a key or a jewel in its mouth (sūtras are Buddhist texts, a fact which attests to the Buddhist origins of the Inari cult). The statues do not symbolize the animals' proverbial malice, but the magic powers they are believed to possess. Sometimes the guardians are painted, and in that case they
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have been used outdoors only since the 14th century. In Japan, too it ended up being installed at the entrance of shrines and temples next to the lion-dog. As a protection against exposure to Japan's rainy weather, the
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Perhaps as early as the earlier part of the Heian period (ninth century), the tradition changed and the two statues started to be different and be called differently. One had its mouth open and was called
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alphabet, which is pronounced "a", while the closed one is uttering the last letter, which is pronounced "um", to represent the beginning and the end of all things. Together they form the sound
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This is a very common characteristic in religious statue pairs at both temples and shrines. The pattern is Buddhist in origin (see the article about the
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dog", and sometimes had a single horn on its head. Gradually the animals returned to be identical, but for their mouths, and ended up being called both
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In Asia, the lion was popularly believed to have the power to repel evil, and for this reason it was habitually used to guard gates and doors. The
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Often the foxes wear red votive bibs similar to those worn by statues of other figures: for example, the Buddhist bodhisattva figure
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The custom of placing wooden, and later stone representations of the kara-inu and lions were established no later than the mid-
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statues usually are almost identical, but one has the mouth open, the other closed (however, exceptions exist, where both
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because, as before, it resembled that animal. The other had its mouth closed, looked rather like a dog, was called
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Detail view of the right fox guardian of the shrine Aratama Inari Jinja in Numazu with visible male genitalia
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in Japan, and the entrance of each is guarded by a pair of fox statues. Often one, and sometimes both, has a
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The Golden Journey: Japanese Art from Australian Collections, Art Gallery of South Australia
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The Fox and the Jewel: Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship
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Detail view of the left fox guardian of the shrine Aratama Inari Jinja in Numazu with kit
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Detail view of left Komainu outside the gate of Saikouji in Toyohashi with cub
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on Shinto shrine grounds. The dog and lion pairs are seen as interchangeable.
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China. The Chinese guardian lions are believed to have been influenced by
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Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion
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guard the gates or the roofs of houses, are close relatives of the
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pelts and lion depictions introduced through trade from either the
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have their mouth either open or closed). The two forms are called
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Pair of fox guardians with kit at Numazu Aratama Inari Jinja
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Culture of the lion around the world; roots of the shisa
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On the fusion of Shintō and Buddhism, see the article
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symbolism is the same one as that associated with the
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Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version
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are always white. White foxes are messengers of the
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3270: 3269: 3146:Japanese pagodas 3099:chōzuya/temizuya 2916: 2915: 2896: 2889: 2882: 2873: 2872: 2381:Tutelary deities 2318:Oyamakui no Kami 2232:Ise Grand Shrine 2056: 2055: 2045: 2044: 1988:sumiyoshi-zukuri 1974:ryōnagare-zukuri 1669: 1668: 1656: 1655: 1648: 1639: 1632: 1625: 1616: 1615: 1606: 1594: 1579: 1549: 1547: 1545: 1533: 1531: 1529: 1518:Scheid, Bernhard 1513: 1511: 1509: 1492: 1490: 1488: 1482: 1475: 1465: 1463: 1461: 1440: 1438: 1436: 1412: 1410: 1408: 1392: 1375: 1362: 1356: 1353: 1347: 1341: 1335: 1332: 1319: 1316: 1310: 1304: 1298: 1288: 1282: 1281: 1258: 1252: 1245: 1236: 1235: 1220:Western Folklore 1217: 1208: 1197: 1194: 1185: 1172: 1163: 1160: 1154: 1147: 1141: 1140: 1105: 1099: 1098: 1078: 1067: 1065: 1063: 1062: 1051: 1042: 1036: 1030: 1029: 1010:"Shinto Symbols" 1006: 997: 996: 970: 961: 952: 951: 911: 885: 854: 812: 807: 806: 798: 793: 792: 791: 758: 749: 747: 746: 734: 722: 710: 698: 686: 674: 662: 646: 631: 615: 594: 576: 574: 571: 568: 565: 562: 558: 557: 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Shrine 2276:Munakata Taisha 2252:Shinmei shrines 2225:Hachiman Shrine 2215:Usa Hachiman-gū 2184: 2050: 2031: 2000: 1946:misedana-zukuri 1904:hachiman-zukuri 1897:tsumairi-zukuri 1877: 1758:kaerumata: see 1727: 1680:chōzu or temizu 1663: 1650: 1646: 1643: 1587: 1582: 1568: 1543: 1541: 1536: 1527: 1525: 1507: 1505: 1486: 1484: 1483:on 19 July 2011 1480: 1473: 1459: 1457: 1448:(in Japanese). 1434: 1432: 1406: 1404: 1395: 1387: 1383: 1378: 1373:Wayback Machine 1363: 1359: 1354: 1350: 1345:Shinbutsu shūgō 1342: 1338: 1333: 1322: 1317: 1313: 1305: 1301: 1289: 1285: 1278: 1259: 1255: 1246: 1239: 1215: 1209: 1200: 1195: 1188: 1183:Wayback Machine 1173: 1166: 1161: 1157: 1148: 1144: 1117:Arts Asiatiques 1106: 1102: 1095: 1079: 1070: 1057: 1052: 1045: 1037: 1033: 1008: 1007: 1000: 985:10.2307/1178650 968: 962: 955: 912: 903: 899: 894: 889: 888: 855: 851: 846: 808: 801: 794: 789: 787: 784: 779: 778: 777: 774: 771:Saga Prefecture 759: 750: 741: 735: 726: 723: 714: 711: 702: 699: 690: 687: 678: 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2798: 2797: 2795: 2791: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2771: 2769: 2765: 2759: 2758:Shrine Shinto 2756: 2754: 2751: 2749: 2746: 2744: 2741: 2740: 2738: 2734: 2728: 2725: 2723: 2720: 2718: 2715: 2713: 2710: 2706: 2705: 2701: 2699: 2698: 2694: 2693: 2691: 2689: 2686: 2684: 2683:Setsumatsusha 2681: 2679: 2676: 2674: 2671: 2669: 2666: 2664: 2661: 2659: 2656: 2654: 2651: 2649: 2646: 2645: 2643: 2639: 2633: 2630: 2628: 2627: 2623: 2621: 2620: 2616: 2614: 2613: 2609: 2607: 2606: 2602: 2600: 2599: 2595: 2594: 2592: 2590:Miscellaneous 2588: 2582: 2581: 2577: 2575: 2574: 2570: 2569: 2567: 2563: 2555: 2552: 2550: 2549:Matsuri float 2547: 2546: 2545: 2542: 2540: 2537: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2523: 2520: 2519: 2518: 2515: 2513:(propagation) 2512: 2508: 2505: 2503: 2500: 2497: 2494: 2491: 2488: 2484: 2483: 2479: 2478: 2476: 2473: 2470: 2467: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2455: 2453: 2451: 2447: 2443: 2437: 2434: 2432: 2429: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2417: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2400: 2397: 2396: 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honden
Shinto shrines
Japanese Buddhism

gatekeeping
a-un
Niō

Mount Emei
Chinese guardian lions
Tang dynasty
Asiatic lion
Middle East
India
Silkroad
Ashoka
Nara period
Heian period
folding screens
Heian period
shishi
Goguryeo
apotropaic
Buddhist temples
Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine
Edo period
sandō
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