I can never resist taking a picture of a guardian lion at a temple here in Taiwan. There are generally (always?) two such lions – one male and one female. The male often has a ball underneath its right paw. The ball can represent the world. The female has a lion cub on its back underneath its left paw. I understand that the male often has his mouth open and the female has her mouth closed. This represents the pronunciation of “om”.

Tags: Pingxi, Taiwan, temple