The Buddha takes the lion out to play and to look for food--vegetarian naturally--and from this arise many scenes called "Plucking the Green."
其間，笑面佛也常帶獅子出遊，或獅子外出覓食﹘﹘佛寺之獅，自然只能「吃素」，因此多採綠色植物為食，這就是發展出各種名目的「採青」由來。