Daimon Gate - Mount Koya
The massive Daimon gate guards the entrance to Mount Koya. |
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The main gate (daimon) of Mount Koya. |
And two nio ("Benevolent Kings"), Kongorikishi (Ungyo) and Shukongoshin (Agyo), stand at the gate. According to Japanese tradition, these deities are guardians of the Buddha. |
 
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Lord Un and Lord Ah. |
