tattoo meanings koi
What does a Hannya tattoo and Koi fish tattoo mean?
In addition to the jealous lady I think for the hannya what else? And for the Koi, which is the up and down? I know there are several meanings, but what is forsure?
When used in tattoos, especially with running water, the koi is to symbolize courage and the ability to achieve goals and overcome the difficulties of life. When the koi in the tattoo is shown swimming upstream, it can be used to mean that the tattooee still struggling with his problem, while its a koi swimming downstream implies that the tattooee already be overcome difficulties. In other cases, the koi swimming downstream represent the fall season, and the Koi swim upstream can provide the spring. Contrary to popular opinion Hannya masks have nothing to do with Satan or the devil. It is a concept of hell in Japanese Buddhism But Hannyas are terrestrial monsters. Confused human feelings like passion, jealousy or hate can transform women into these dreadful monsters. In some Japanese Theater of the masks are used in stories of female demons who can only appear by their inhuman shape over the path of Buddha.
Tattoo – Japanese Koi
