Niō

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Niō are fierce, muscular guardian deities in Japanese Buddhism, typically depicted as a pair of wrathful temple gate protectors who ward off evil and safeguard the Buddha’s teachings.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Niō canonical	3
named after Niō guardian figures	1

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daimon Gate → hasGuardianDeity → Niō ⓘ

Niōmon gate → guardianStatuesType → Niō ⓘ

Niōmon gate → etymology → named after Niō guardian figures ⓘ

linked to: Niō

Nio (benevolent kings) → alsoKnownAs → Niō ⓘ