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komainu - wikipedia komainu from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jump to navigation jump to search a pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in english, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures either guarding the entrance or the honden , or inner
pronouncing the first letter of the sanskrit 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 aum , a syllable sacred in several religions like hinduism...
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