Synonym of ライオン (raion, “lion”) (big cat Panthera leo) / (by extension from the notion of lions being kings
) the Buddha, a Buddha / short for 獅子舞 (shishimai), a traditional Chinese lion dance
獅子
獅子
Synonym of ライオン (raion, “lion”) (big cat Panthera leo)
(by extension from the notion of lions being kings
) the Buddha, a Buddha
short for 獅子舞 (shishimai), a traditional Chinese lion dance
short for 獅子頭 (shishigashira), the lion mask traditionally worn for the lion dance
short for 除夜の獅子 (joya no shishi, “New Year's lion”), a person dressed in costume as for a lion dance who goes door to door begging on New Year's Eve
a guardian statue commonly found outside temples and shrines, often with a komainu statue, the tradition for which is said to have come over from the Korean peninsula
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