Chinese guardian lions
Chinese or Imperial guardian lions are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi (石獅、shíshī). They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs/fu dogs. The concept, which originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism, features a pair of highly stylized lions—often one male with a ball and one female with a cub—which were thought to protect the building from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat. Used in imperial Chinese palaces and tombs, the lions subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including Japan (see komainu), Korea, Tibet, Thailand, Mynamar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
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Chinese guardian lions
Chinese or Imperial guardian lions are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi (石獅、shíshī). They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs/fu dogs. The concept, which originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism, features a pair of highly stylized lions—often one male with a ball and one female with a cub—which were thought to protect the building from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat. Used in imperial Chinese palaces and tombs, the lions subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including Japan (see komainu), Korea, Tibet, Thailand, Mynamar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
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De Chinese tempelleeuw is een ...... twee hangers op hun schouder.
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I c.d. "Leoni guardiani cinesi ...... gia, Laos, Taiwan e Singapore.
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Lejonhunden är ett mytologiskt ...... stavelserna 'a' och 'm' i aum.
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Les lions gardiens ou lions ga ...... lion dans la Chine impériale.
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Lev (tradiční čínština: 獅子, zj ...... hrany, štěstí a majestátnosti.
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Lew chiński (zwany też psem Fo ...... a symbol mądrości i szczęścia.
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Los Leones de Fu, también Leon ...... e la hembra protegía el hogar.
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Singa batu (hanzi: 石狮子; pinyin ...... gai pelindung kuil dan pagoda.
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Китайский лев, лев-страж (кит. ...... (ездовым животным) Манджушри.
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A Ming-era guardian lion in the Forbidden City
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A Qing-era guardian lion pair ...... d to the earlier Ming version.
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Chinese or Imperial guardian l ...... a, Laos, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
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De Chinese tempelleeuw is een ...... empel of belangrijk paviljoen.
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I c.d. "Leoni guardiani cinesi ...... (vedi komainu), Corea, Tibet,
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Lejonhunden är ett mytologiskt ...... stavelserna 'a' och 'm' i aum.
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Les lions gardiens ou lions ga ...... lion dans la Chine impériale.
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Lev (tradiční čínština: 獅子, zj ...... hrany, štěstí a majestátnosti.
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Lew chiński (zwany też psem Fo ...... yrażający szacunek dla władcy.
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Los Leones de Fu, también Leon ...... l del imperio (1911), así como
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Singa batu (hanzi: 石狮子; pinyin ...... gai pelindung kuil dan pagoda.
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Chinese tempelleeuw
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