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[[File:A-un-pair.jpg|thumb|275 px|An ''a-um'' pair of ''komainu'', "a" on the right, "um" on the left]]{{main|Aum}} |
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The term {{nihongo|'''A-un'''|阿吽}} is the Japanese transliteration of the mystical syllable "[[aum]]" or "om". Written in [[Devanagari]] as {{script|Deva|ॐ}}, it is sacred to [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Jainism]]. |
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The original term is composed of two letters, the first and the last of the of the [[Sanskrit alphabet]]. Together, they represent the beginning and the end of all things.<ref name="jaanus a-un">JAANUS, [http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/a/aun.htm A un], accessed on September 10, 2010</ref> In ''[[Mikkyō]]'', they represent the beginning and the end of the universe.<ref>[[Daijirin]] Japanese dictionary, 2008, Monokakido Co., Ltd. </ref> |
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The term is also used in [[Shinto]] and [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhist]] architecture to describe the paired statues common in Japanese religious settings, most notably the [[Niō]] or the ''[[komainu]]''.<ref name="jaanus a-un"/> In most cases one of the two, usually the right one, has its mouth open to pronounce the sound "a", while the other has it closed to utter the sound "um". In this case too, the symbolism is the same already seen above. The generic name for statues with an open mouth is {{nihongo|''agyō''|阿形|lit. "a" shape}}, that for those with a closed mouth {{nihongo|''ungyō''|吽形|lit. "un" shape"}}.<ref name="jaanus a-un"/> |
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The term ''a-un'' is used figuratively in some Japanese expressions as {{nihongo|"a-un breathing"|阿吽の呼吸|a-un no kokyū}} or {{nihongo|"a-un relationship"|阿吽の仲|a-un no kankei}}, indicating an inherent perfect harmony or non-verbal communication. |
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[[Identical twin]] ''[[taiko]]'' (traditional Japanese drums) player brothers Ryōhei and Kōhei Inoue, formerly of [[Ondekoza]], play under the name of "A-un".<ref name="aun myspace">{{cite web|title=Aun's MySpace page|url=http://www.myspace.com/aunjapan|publisher=MySpace|accessdate=11 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="aun Japan">{{cite web|title=Aun Japan|url=http://aun-japan.syncl.jp/?p=profile|accessdate=11 September 2010}}</ref> |
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==Some ''a-un'' pairs== |
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<gallery perrow=4 widths=170px heights=130px> |
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File:Iwaya Jinja Komainu 1.JPG|An ''agyō'' komainu |
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File:Iwaya Jinja Komainu 2.JPG|An ''ungyō'' komainu |
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File:Kongo Rishiki (Guardian Deity) at the Central Gate of Horyuji.jpg|Hōryū-ji's ''agyō'' Niō |
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File:HoryujiStatue0321.jpg|Hōryū-ji's ''ungyō'' Niō |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
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{{Shinto shrine}} |
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{{Buddhist temples in Japan}} |
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[[Category:Japanese architectural features]] |
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[[Category:Japanese architecture]] |
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[[Category:Buddhism in Japan]] |
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[[Category:Buddhist art and culture]] |
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[[Category:Shinto shrines]] |
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[[ja:阿吽]] |
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[[uk:А-гум]] |
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