On an auspicious date, sacrificial offerings are prepared and a highly respected Daoist priest is invited to paint in the pupils of the lion's eyes with a red brush. This action is called "introducing the light," and once completed the lion acquires its god-animal spirit.
開光前會用紅布遮住獅眼，擇吉日備牲禮水果，請德高望重的法師用朱筆點睛，稱為「獅開光」，如此一來，此獅就算是具備了神獸的靈性。