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Kongorikishi

⾦刚⼒⼠

Kongorikishi are two enraged,

muscular guardians of the Buddha

standing at the entrance of many

temples and are seen only in the

Buddhist temple that follows East

Asian Buddhism. It is believed that

the Bodhisattvas, Kongorikishi are

Dharmapala manifestations of the

Bodhisattva Vajrapani, the oldest

and most powerful Mahayana

Buddhist deity.

⾦刚⼒⼠，佛教护法神，传说中是天界的

守卫，是佛法与僧侣的守护神，他们⼿执

⾦刚杵，即执⾦刚神、⾦刚⼿或密迹⾦

刚。在佛教典籍中「⾦刚」是个护法神的

统称，如四⼤⾦刚、⼋⼤⾦刚甚⾄⼆⼗诸 东 ⼤ 寺 执 ⾦ 刚 ⼒ ⼠ 东 ⼤ 寺 ⾦ 刚 ⼒ ⼠

Kongorikishi, Todai-ji Kongorikishi, Todai-ji

(Japan: 1976) (Japan: 1967)
天，也时常被称为⾦刚。

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