Cleanse your Spirit
by Cassandra Buckley
Title
Cleanse your Spirit
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Cassandra Buckley
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The Shrine Guardian or Komainu (which I think translates as Korean Dog?) sits atop the ritual cleansing bath. People drink the water from the ladle and spit it out into the surrounding 'moat' in order to cleanse their spirit of evil. Komainu traditionally come in pairs, one with an open mouth, and the other with a closed mouth. I believe this has something to do with swallowing the bad spirits.
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January 23rd, 2014
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