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The Niō also called Kongō-rikishi are two Japanese guardian deities of the temples in Japan. They are installed on each side of a main entrance preventing demons or evil spirits from entering the premises.
Misshaku Kongō (密 迹 金剛), also called Agyō (阿 形) "who forms the A", his mouth open, is the symbol of increased violence, he wields the tokkosho (独 鈷 杵) 4 vajra (diamond rod, stick of lightning at a point, or solar symbol) and shows the teeth. His wide open mouth is portrayed as having the necessary shape to emit the Ah sound, which corresponds to his other name of Agyō. Misshaku Kongō is Miljeok geumgang in Korea, Mìjī jīngāng in Mandarin Chinese, and Mật ​​tích kim cương in Vietnam. It is the equivalent of Guhyapāda vajra in Sanskrit. It usually stands to the right of the entrance, its color is lighter, most often red, outlines the following gestures: the left arm raised towards the head, the fist closed (as if it were protecting itself or was about to strike), right arm extended downward, hand palm open downward, resting on his left leg, when he is not holding arms. Otherwise, he carries his lightning stick in his right hand and slightly raises his right arm with his palm open.