Four Symbols 3/4 - 朱雀
Suzaku is the guardian that protects the southern direction of the Heavens. This connection originates from the theory of the Five Elements, assigning the red/fire to the south.
Suzaku rules the summer and they're known as a beautiful bird that control fire, with fiery wings that can drive away evil spirits and give you strength and good fortune. It's depicted on the pedestal in Yakushiji Temple in Nara; on the southern wall of the inner stone coffin of the Kitora Tumulus with the other walls having depicted on them the other three beasts; on the south wall of the burial chamber of Gangseodaemyo Tomb in Pyeongyang. Clearly the placement of Suzaku was not taken by chance.














