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what is it that you call the three worlds?
Statue of Agyō (阿形) flanking the Niōmon Gate (仁王門) of Konsen-ji (金泉寺): the Third Temple on the Sacred Shikoku Pilgrimage. From WIKI: Agyō (阿形) is a symbol of overt violence: he wields a vajra mallet "vajra-pāṇi" (a diamond club, thunderbolt stick, or sun symbol) and bares his teeth. His mouth is depicted as being in the shape necessary to form the "ah" sound, leading to his alternate name, "Agyō".
The massive Niomon gate (仁王門) of Kannon-ji (山崎聖天) on the slopes of Mt.Tennōzan (天王山) in Yamasaki, Kyoto-fu. You have to climb some steep steps to get there. Niō (仁王), 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.