The Gateway of the Sun
The Door of the Chonyi Bardo: in Tibetan Buddhism the second stage of the Bardo Thodol which is liberation by hearing on the after-death plane and consist of four transitional states between death and rebirth
The Door of the Gods: the winter solstice in the zodiacal sign of Capricorn symbolizing the ascent and rising power of the sun, the Zanau coeli; in Hinduism the door is called the pitri-yana, the portal of the east
The Door of Men: the summer solstice in the zodiacal sign of Cancer symbolizing the dying power and descent of the sun, the Zanua inferni; in Hinduism the door is called the deva-yana
The Gate of al-Safa: in Mecca, the gate through which Muslim pilgrims leave the Masjid al-Haram mosque
The Gate of Peace: in Mecca, the entrance to the Masjid al-Haram mosque which holds the cube shaped Ka’ba
The Gateway of the Sun: Mesoamerican monolithic structure incised with a figure wearing a sun-ray headdress holding two condor-head staffs, surrounded by rows of winged creatures also holding staffs; represents an earlier version of Viracocha, the creator; located in the Pre-Inca city of Tiwanaku
Gate of the East and West: the doors of the World Temple through which the sun passes morning and night
Gate of Heaven: the sheltering aspect of the Great Mother; in Christianity, the Virgin Mary is the Gate of Heaven
Horn Gate: in Greek mythology, dreams left the realm of sleep through two gates; the gate through which prophetic dreams pass
Ivory Gate; the Aeneid gate through which deceptive dreams pass, dreams that elude mortals
Lud‘s Gate: the entrance to the underworld
Strait Gate: the central point of communication between the lower and the higher
Symplegades: twin rocks at the gateway to the Black Sea; symbol of perilous passage; legend tells they opened and closed to crush whatever tried to pass between them