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At least two '''Nyoninzō''' (女人像 ''Woman Statue'') appear in the Hokuto no Ken universe. | At least two '''Nyoninzō''' (女人像 ''Woman Statue'') appear in the Hokuto no Ken universe. Both are mystical objects that hold knowledge ([[wikipedia:ja:聖櫃|聖櫃]] ''seihitsu'') of the [[Hokuto Sōke]] and [[Hokuto Shin Ken]] from millennia past. Their appearances derive inspiration from Juichimen Kannon, who in Buddhist lore is an incarnation of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Mercy, and is a form to aid salvation for those reborn in the realm of Ashuras, in where neverending conflict and violence defines their lives. | ||
==[[Souten no Ken]]== | ==[[Souten no Ken]]== | ||