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Foo Dog Statues Guardian lions or Imperial guardian lions, are commonly referred to as "Foo Dogs" in the West. Statues of guardian lions which have traditionally stood in front of Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, Buddhist temples, and homes of the wealthy, are believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.

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Foo dogs and Staffordshire dogs share some symbolism. While Staffordshire dogs originated in 19th-century England, like foo dogs they were used as symbols of protection and status. Staffordshire dogs were o ften found flanking the fireplace in well-to-do British homes, and were strikingly similar in pose and scale — I can’t help but wonder if they were at all influenced by these ancient guardian statues of China.

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Foo Dogs take their name from the Chinese term for Buddhism, fojiao, but are also known as ‘Fu Lions’, a homonym based on the Chinese word ‘Fu’ meaning luck or prosperity. In Japan, where the statues are placed outside Shinto shrines, the images are called shishi, which means ‘stone lion’ in Chinese.