Guarding the palace

守阙───Guarding the palace

He commanded them, saying, 'This is what you are to do: you who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath-a third of you guarding the royal palace.───吩咐他们说，你们当这样行，凡安息日进班的三分之一要看守王宫。

Later, the lion came to be regarded as a divine guarding animal, so the pair of lions in front of a palace gate are also meant to drive away evil forces.───后来佛座前的狮子已具有护法神兽的含义，这样宫殿门前的对狮，又具驱邪镇妖的寓意。

One of the soldiers guarding the palace fainted in the heat.