A pair of robust statues commonly seen guarding the external grounds of a temple or a rich person’s home. In modern times these can be seen outside banks. Their role is to ensure the security of the premises and to gather wealth from the outside to be brought to the inside. Cusping a globe beneath his paw which represents the earth as his playground is a male lion, and opposite him is the lioness who holds a cub, representing the feminine nurturing aspect of the two energies Yin and Yang. Together they pair off for equilibrium, harmony, and happiness.