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Buddha's Role in Traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance

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Summary: Learn about the role of Buddha in the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.

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By David Landrian-Shrewsbury & Julio Anta, eHow Presenter

David Landrian-Shrewsbury & Julio Anta are instructors at Anta's Fitness and Self Defense in Miami (Doral) Florida. Mr. Anta has over 30 years experience in kung fu and fitness. He is...read more

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"The Buddha’s function is to lead the lion through the lion dance performance. Traditionally, the Buddha is treated as the tamer of the lion. In the performance, the Buddha often tempts the lion and taunts him even as they move through the performance using the fan."

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