▁two ▁l ions ▁associated ▁with ▁them ▁take ▁this ▁association ▁a ▁step ▁further . ▁The ▁two ▁l ions ▁are ▁commonly ▁seen ▁outside ▁the ▁doors ▁of ▁Buddh ist ▁tem ples , ▁where ▁they ▁stand ▁as ▁guard ians ▁against ▁evil ▁and ▁b ale ful ▁influ ences . ▁The ▁first ▁l ion ▁ut ters ▁the ▁sound ▁“ A ” ▁which ▁symbol izes ▁the ▁alpha , ▁that ▁all ▁reality ▁and ▁phen omena ▁are , ▁in ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁m ik ky ō , ▁said ▁to ▁neither ▁absolutely ▁exist , ▁nor ▁non - exist ▁– ▁they ▁arise ▁in ▁dependence ▁on ▁conditions , ▁and ▁ce ase ▁when ▁those ▁conditions ▁ce ase . ▁Where as , ▁the ▁second ▁l ion ▁ut ters ▁the ▁sound ▁“ Un ” ▁( H ū m ) ▁which ▁symbol izes ▁the ▁om ega , ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁all ▁ev ils ; ▁it ▁summar izes ▁the ▁two ▁basic ▁false ▁views ▁of ▁n ih il ism ▁and ▁external ism , ▁and ▁shows ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁false . ▁The ▁truth ▁of ▁things ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁neither ▁real ▁nor ▁un real . ▁This ▁description ▁also ▁applies ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁mud ra , ▁geb b aku - in ▁( gest ure ▁of ▁the ▁outer ▁bond ) ▁and ▁its ▁immediate ▁counter part ▁ne ib b aku - in ▁( gest ure ▁of ▁the ▁inner ▁bound ). ▁The ▁first ▁( d ok ko - in , ▁k ong ō sh in - in ) ▁and ▁last ▁mud ra ▁( h ob yo - in , ▁on gy ō - in ),