Image of Korean dog

Patron shrine

Ｗｅ call these 'Image of Korean dogs' or 'Guardian dogs' 'Ko-ma i-nu'.

They stand at  the entrance of our patron shrine.
One of the statues opens its mouth and the other closes its mouth.
A pair of 'Ko-ma i-nu' stands for Sanskrit word 'a-hum'; 'A-u-n' in Japanese.

'A'

'U-N'

They symbolize Alpha and Omega; 'from the beginning to the end ' of all things.