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The lion (Panthera leo) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae family and one of the four species of "big cats" (subfamily Pantherinae) in the Panthera genus, along with the tiger (P. tigris), the leopard (P. pardus), and the jaguar (P. onca). The lion is the second-largest living cat after the tiger, with some males exceeding 250 kilograms (550 pounds). It is the only felid with a tufted tail and the male is uniquely characterized by a mane.

A Mandala (Sanskrit maṇ�ala मंडलः "circle," "completion") refers to a sacred geometric device commonly used in the religious practice of Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. It serves several religious purposes including establishing a sacred space and as an aid to meditation and trance induction, focusing attention of aspirants and adepts, an abode of a Buddha or bodhisattva, a symbolic map of the universe, and pathway to liberation. Mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart, or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, a microcosm of the Universe from the human perspective.