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1. NIOnoun

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1. Nio

   Niō (仁王) are two wrathful and muscular guardians of the Buddha standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples in East Asian Buddhism in the form of frightening wrestler-like statues. They are dharmapala manifestations of the bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi, the oldest and most powerful of the Mahayana Buddhist pantheon. According to scriptures like the Pāli Canon as well as the Ambaṭṭha Sutta, they travelled with Gautama Buddha to protect him. Within the generally pacifist tradition of Buddhism, stories of dharmapalas justified the use of physical force to protect cherished values and beliefs against evil. They are also seen as a manifestation of Mahasthamaprapta, the bodhisattva of power that flanks Amitābha in Pure Land Buddhism and as Vajrasattva in Tibetan Buddhism.

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1. Nio

   Kongōrikishi or Niō are two wrath-filled and muscular guardians of the Buddha, standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples all across Asia including China, Japan and Korea in the form of frightening wrestler-like statues. They are manifestations of the Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi protector deity and the oldest and most powerful of the Mahayana pantheon. According to Japanese tradition, they travelled with the historical Buddha to protect him and there are references to this in the Theravada Scriptures as well as the Ambatta Sutta. Within the generally pacifist tradition of Buddhism, stories of Niō guardians like Kongōrikishi justified the use of physical force to protect cherished values and beliefs against evil. Nio-Vajrapani is also seen as a manifestation of Mahasthamaprapta or the Bodhisattva of Power that flanks Amida in the Pure Land Tradition and as Vajrasattva, the Dharmapala of the Tibetan tradition.

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1. NIO

   What does NIO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NIO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nio in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nio in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of nio in a Sentence

1. Stephanie Dutkiewicz:

   An El Nio or La Nia event will throw up a very large change in chlorophyll because its changing the amount of nutrients that are coming into the system, because of these big, natural changes that happen every few years, its hard to see if things are changing due to climate change, if youre just looking at chlorophyll.

2. Fox News:

   The unseasonably mild air over the Eastern U.S., along with the cold air and snow across parts of the West, can historically be associated with an El Nio, the El Nio we're experiencing right now is particularly strong and could be among the strongest ever recorded.

3. Adam Klotz:

   A strong El Nio limits tropical storms because strong winds in the upper atmosphere rip the tops of developing storms off, this year, we wont have that.

4. David Robinson:

   When dust veils like this occur, they tend to put a lid on atmospheric convection over areas favorable for tropical storm development, add to this the impact of the El Nio, which favors stronger-than-average winds across the Atlantic basin-- which tend to shear apart any rising motion -- and you have a recipe for a below-average hurricane season.

5. Mike Halpert:

   A strong El Nio is in place and should exert a strong influence over our weather this winter, while temperature and precipitation impacts associated with El Nio are favored, El Nio is not the only player. Cold-air outbreaks and snow storms will likely occur at times this winter.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nio
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nio
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nio