Lion rolling hydrangea information

Traditional auspicious patterns. According to legend, the lion is the king of beasts and a symbol of strength and majesty. Buddhist classics, the lion is highly respected. Tan Hui: "Shi Yu Shi (lion) is brave and diligent, and he is a rider of Manjusri Bodhisattva". The Thousand Words Classics calls the teacher the king of all animals and can save all animals. Therefore, in ancient times, lions and stone carvings were often used to "lock doors", "protect tombs" and "protect buddhas" to ward off evil spirits. Hanshu? "Biography of the Western Regions": "Wugeshan is divided into state-owned peach branches and master and apprentice rhinoceros". Meng Kang was quoted as saying: "The teacher is as yellow as a tiger, and his tail hair is as big as a bucket." "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Tao Jiucheng said: Eat the beasts, blow them with air, and their feathers fall. Xiong Taigu said: its milk has become the milk of cattle, sheep and horses, and all of it has become water. Although after death, tigers and leopards dare not eat their meat, and flies dare not gather their tails. " "Kun Yu Tu" said: "The lion is the king of all animals, and all animals see it but don't see it. Sex is the proudest thing. If you meet it, you will fall down, even if you are hungry, you will not bite. ..... and the most sentient beings, repay good with good. ..... throw the ball out and the jump will never stop. " Generally, decorative patterns are composed of lions, which are vigorous and powerful, and some of them constitute a lion ball play, which is called "lion rolling hydrangea" or "lion ball play" by the people. The lion pattern was very popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties.