UTomoe

UTomoe - Lolu phawu lutholakala yonke indawo emathempelini angamaBuddha Shinto nakuyo yonke iJapan. Igama lakhe, u-Tomoe, lisho amagama athi “ukuzungeza” noma “ukuzungeza” okubhekisela ekuhambeni komhlaba. Uphawu luhlotshaniswa nophawu lwe-Yin futhi lunencazelo efanayo - luwumfanekiso wokudlala kwamandla emkhathini. Ngokubukeka, i-tomoe iqukethe ilangabi elivinjiwe (noma i-magatama) elifana noshobishobi.

Ngokuvamile, lesi sibonakaliso sinezandla ezintathu (ilangabi), kodwa akuvamile futhi isandla esisodwa, ezimbili noma ezine. Uphawu olunezandla ezintathu lwaziwa ngokuthi i-Mitsudomoe. Ukuhlukaniswa okukathathu kwalolu phawu kubonisa ukuhlukana okukathathu kwezwe, izingxenye zazo, ngokuhleleka, umhlaba, izulu nobuntu (ezifana nenkolo yobuShinto).

Ekuqaleni UTomoe Glyph wayehlotshaniswa nonkulunkulu wempi uHachiman futhi ngaleyo ndlela wamukelwa amaSamurai njengophawu lwawo lwendabuko.

Enye yezinhlobonhlobo zalolu phawu - I-Mitsudomoe Iwuphawu lwendabuko loMbuso we-Ryukyu.