temple guardian
Holy site defender
Temple guardian refers to a figure—often a statue, spirit, or deity—believed to protect a sacred site from evil or intruders.
Stone lions, dragon sculptures, and fierce-faced statues commonly serve as temple guardians in Asian religious architecture: The temple guardians flanked the entrance, their expressions meant to ward off demons.
The term extends to human protectors of holy places.
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- fierce protectorOne who defends aggressively
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- stone lionCarved feline guardian statue
shrine · sacred space · deity · gargoyle · lion · dragon · sacred · watchful · watchful eye · stone · ancient · gate · spirit · foo dog · warrior · incense · prayer · vigilant
- Asian sacred artgolden Buddha, Buddha head, bodhisattva, thangka, pagoda
- Asian Sculptureseated Buddha, standing Buddha, garden Buddha, Bodhisattva, foo dog
- Buddhist artBuddha statues, Buddha images, Buddha head, seated Buddha, standing Buddha
- Buddhist objectsBuddha, Buddha statues, Buddha images, prayer wheels, prayer flag
- Egyptian Sculpturesphinx, colossus, colossi, Great Sphinx, Abu Simbel
- guardian spiritsprotective spirit, ancestral spirit, guiding spirit, animal guide, spirit animal
temple guardianworshipper
One who venerates
pilgrim · supplicant · devotee · congregant · petitioner
temple guardiandesecrator
One who violates sanctity
iconoclast · profaner · plunderer · vandal · demon
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