How to pronounce Suan Ni?

The pronunciation of Suan Ni is suān ní (initial consonants: s, n; final rhymes: uan, i; tones: Yinping, Yangping).

Suanni is the ancient name for lion, which looks like a lion. Legend has it that he is one of the nine sons of the dragon. He likes silence but does not like movement. He likes to sit and likes fireworks. Manjushri Bodhisattva saw that it was patient, so he took it under his door and used it as a mount. Therefore, the image of Suani can be seen in temples dedicated to Manjushri Bodhisattva.

The image of the Suan Ni usually appears on the Buddha's throne or on the incense burner. When the incense is lit in the incense burner and the lid is closed, a strange scene of the Suan Ni swallowing clouds and spitting out mist will appear.

Extended information

Origin of the Suan Ni decorated on the Buddha's throne:

The Suan Ni decorated on the Buddha's throne was introduced from India along with Buddhism in the Han Dynasty China. By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it had been widely used in Chinese Buddhist art. This shape was created by Chinese folk artists to give it a traditional Chinese style. Later it became Longzi's Laowu. It was mostly placed in In front of the statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva sitting in lotus position or with feet crossed.

The dragon-shaped decoration in the middle of the stone lion or copper lion collar during the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also the image of Suan Ni, which makes the traditional Chinese door lion guarding the door more open and majestic. In modern times, lions are regarded as Suanni because of their deification by lion fans.