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The Snow Lion (sometimes spelled snowlion; Tibetan: གངས་སེང་གེ་, Wylie: gangs seng ge; Chinese: 雪獅) is a celestial animal of Tibet. It is the emblem of Tibet, representing the snowy mountain ranges and glaciers of Tibet, [ 1 ] and may also symbolize power and strength, and fearlessness and joy, east and the earth element.
The Snow Lion is a celestial animal and the emblem of Tibet, its appearance is symbolic of the snowy mountain ranges that make up most of Tibet. It is thought to live in the highest mountains and the snow lion often makes appearances in other stories, this makes the snow lion often regarded as the king of beasts.
Fierce lion-headed dakini Simhamukha crowned with Padmasambhava. In Tibetan Buddhism, Siṃhamukhā (Tib. Senge Dongma) or Siṃhavaktra, also known as the Lion Face Dakini or Lion-headed Dakini, is a wisdom dakini of the Dzogchen tradition. [1] She is represented as a fierce dakini with the head of a snow lion.
Pages in category "Tibetan legendary creatures" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Snow Lion; W. Wind Horse This page was ...
Partly gilded Tibetan bronze statue of Vaisravana (Jambhala) sitting on a snow lion and holding a mongoose in his left hand. 18th century. In Tibet, Vaiśravaṇa is considered a lokapāla or dharmapāla in the retinue of Ratnasambhava. [13] He is also known as the King of the North.
Vaikuntha Chaturmurti – a four-headed aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu: a human head, a lion head, a boar head and a fierce head; Winged lion; Yali (mythology) – Portrayed with the head and the body of a lion, the trunk and the tusks of an elephant, and sometimes bearing equine features. Yaghūth – a god of the era of the Prophet Noah ...
In Iranian mythology, the lion is a symbol of courage and monarchy. It is portrayed standing beside the kings in artifacts and sitting on the graves of knights. Imperial seals were also decorated with carved lions. The lion and sun motif is based largely on astronomical configurations, and the ancient zodiacal sign of the sun in the house of Leo.
Snow Lion – Celestial animal; Sodehiki-kozō – Invisible spirit which pulls on sleeves; Sōgenbi – Fiery ghost of an oil-stealing monk; Soragami – Ritual disciplinary demon; Soraki-gaeshi – Sound of trees being cut down, when later none seem to have been cut