Foo Dog (other)
A Fu Dog or Foo Dog is a Chinese guardian lion, a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Fu Dog or Foo Dog may also refer to: * Fu Dog (''American Dragon: Jake Long''), a fictional character * Lion dog (other) See also * Fufu (dog), the pet poodle of Maha Vajiralongkorn, then Crown Prince of Thailand * Foo (other) * Foo-foo (other) * Fu (other) Fu or FU may refer to: In arts and entertainment *Fool Us, Penn & Teller's magic-competition television show *Fǔ, a type of ancient Chinese Chinese ritual bronzes, vessel *Fu (poetry) (赋), a Chinese genre of rhymed prose *''FU: Friendship Unli ...

Fu Dog
Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament, but the origins lie deep in much older Indian Buddhist traditions. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi (). 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 which represents the material elements and one female with a cub—which represents the element of spirit, 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, Philippines, Tibet, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia. Description Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chine ...
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