Are komainu = kaira? Because I saw somewhere that kaira = xiezhi, yet I couldn't find "kaira" referenced anywhere else, and was wondering if it might be a mistransliteration or something.
Also, I've noticed the Japanese like to pair things off while the Chinese seem to have the same position performed (like guard or attendant) not in sets of two but sets of seven, nine, stuff like that. On the other hand, I guess if you've got to populate the entire 900-level pantheon of the jade emperor's system, you'd have to featherbed the structure, too. Heh.
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Date: 4 Dec 2008 05:20 am (UTC)Also, I've noticed the Japanese like to pair things off while the Chinese seem to have the same position performed (like guard or attendant) not in sets of two but sets of seven, nine, stuff like that. On the other hand, I guess if you've got to populate the entire 900-level pantheon of the jade emperor's system, you'd have to featherbed the structure, too. Heh.