There are eight Buddhist deities who protect the 12 Chinese Horoscope signs, with each deity protecting one (or two) Zodiac animals. The patron Horoscope Guardian deity of the Sheep and Monkey is Vairocana. Wearing your Guardian deity amulet close to you not only protects you from harm, it is also believed to help remove obstacles in your path, bring good fortune, attract good health and expel disasters.
Vairocana, a Supreme Buddha and one of the five Diyani Buddhas, is also known as the "Great Illuminator" who possesses the Life Force That Illuminates the Universe. He displays the preaching-hands gesture or Dharmacakra mudrā which represents the Dharma Wheel. This corresponds to the Shakyamuni Buddha's first turning of the Wheel of the Law in Deer Park in India setting into motion the teaching on the path to Enlightenment. He is believed to bring wisdom realizations, career and mentor luck to the Sheep and Monkey-born.