Lions in religion

traditional Chinese dance

national and cultural symbol

symbol of Mark the Evangelist

capital of a column of Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India

thumb|Lion statues surround the Independence Monument in Maha Bandula Park, in front of [[Yangon City Hall]] thumb|Two lions guard the entrance to Shwedagon Pagoda Chinthe ( (); (); ()) is the Burmese word for 'lion'. The leograph of Chinthe is a highly stylized lion commonly depicted in Burmese iconography and architecture, especially as a pair of guardians flanking the entrances of Buddhist pagodas and kyaung (or Buddhist monasteries).

story in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible

in the Bible, a riddle that Samson posed to his Philistine wedding guests: “Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet”, about a beehive in a lion carcass