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object	description	religion/folklore	image
agimat agimat	amulet	Philippine folk religion Philippine Christianity
asabikeshiinh asabikeshiinh	amulet of protective spiderweb for the children	Ojibwe folklore
aspergillum aspergillum	liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water	Christianity
daruma 達磨	talisman that returns to an upright position after being pushed, modeled after Bodhidharma; symbol of perseverance and resilience	Zen Buddhism
dharmachakra धर्मचक्र 法輪 ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ་ ธรรมจักร	symbol of Buddhism; originally farming tool and weapon	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism
ध्वज dhvaja 幢 རྒྱལ་མཚན	banner made with cloth, stone, or metal	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism
ema 絵馬	wooden plaques for writing wishes	Shintō Japanese Buddhism
fúlù 符籙	talismanic slip	Daoism
fūrin 風鈴	talisman of wind chimes	Shintō Japanese Buddhism
ghaṇṭā घण्टा 犍稚 དྲིལ་བུ་	bell	Buddhism Hinduism
gorgóneion γοργόνειον	amulet showing Gorgon head	Greek religion
goshikimaku 五色幕	curtains with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas	Japanese Buddhism
gri-gug གྲི་གུག་	ritual flaying knife	Vajrayāna
horseshoe	talisman; originally used for protecting horse hoofs	English folklore Danish folklore Lithuanian folklore Estonian folklore
hù 笏	ritual scepter; originally used by officials as tablet for recording notes and orders	Daoism Shintō
jangseung 長栍	totem pole	Korean shamanism
japamālā, mālā जपमाला, माला 念珠	prayer beads	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism Sikhism
jīnchán 金蟾	toad figurine that brings good fortune	Chinese folk religion
kagura suzu 神楽鈴	bells on a stuff used in kagura dances	Shintō
khakkhara खक्खर 錫杖 འཁར་གསིལ	staff used by monks	Hàn Buddhism
khamsa חמסה خمسة	amulet against the evil eye	esotericism
'khor lo འཁོར་ལོ།	prayer wheel	Tibetan Buddhism
khorugv хорѫгꙑ хоругвь chorągiew	banner	Orthodox Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches
kirpan ਕਿਰਪਾਨ	single-edged curved knife that is part of the religious uniform	Khalsa Sikhism
kúpellon κύπελλον calix	footed cup for ceremonies	Christianity
misbaḥa, subḥa مِسْبَحَة، سُبْحَة	prayer beads	Islam
maneki-neko 招き猫	cat figurine with a swaying arm that brings good fortune	Japanese folklore
mənōrā ‏מְנוֹרָהdiv>	symbol of Judaism; seven-branched candelabrum	Judaism
मूर्ति mūrti	devotional image	Hinduism
naẓar ‏نَظَر‎	amulet against the evil eye	esotericism
nkisi	object that a spirit inhabits	Kongo religion
ofuda 御札	talismanic slip	Shintō Japanese Buddhism
omamori 御守	amulet	Shintō Japanese Buddhism
okiagari-kobōshi 起き上がり小法師	amulet that returns to an upright position after being pushed; symbol of perseverance and resilience	Japanese folklore
ōnusa, taima 大幣	wooden wand for ritual purification	Shintō
ọpọ́n Ifá ọpọ́n Ifá	divination tray	Yoruba religion
ovoo, oboo ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ овоо	shrine	Mongolian folk religion
pātra पात्र 缽多羅	alms bowl by monks	Buddhism
phrakhrueang พระเครื่อง	amulet	Thai Buddhism
puxís πυξίς pyxis	container to carry the Eucharist	Christianity
qìng 磬	inverted bell as a musical instrument	Hàn Buddhism Daoism
rewe, kemukemu rewe, kemukemu	sacred altar	Mapuche shamanism
rlung-rta རླུང་རྟ་	prayer flags with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas	Tibetan Buddhism
rosarium rosarium	prayer beads	Christianity
rúyì 如意	ceremonial scepter (Hàn Buddhism); talisman symbolising power and good fortune (Chinese folklore)	Hàn Buddhism Chinese folklore
shide 紙垂	zigzag-shaped paper streamers	Shintō
shimenawa 注連縄	laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification	Shintō
talít טַלִּית	prayer shawl	Judaism
tamaguchi 玉串	decorated sakaki-tree branch as an offering	Shintō
tchitcherik sakwa tchitcherik sakwa	statue of ancestors	Moba religion
teru teru bōzu てるてる坊主	doll that brings sunny weather	Japanese folklore
tfilín תְּפִלִּין‎ / תְּפִילִּין‎	set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah	Judaism
turibulum turibulum	censer suspended from chains	Christianity
trollkors trollkors	amulet	Norse religion
tsitsít צִיצִית ࠑࠉࠑࠉࠕ‎	ritual fringes	Judaism
tywerenge tywerenge	sacred wood or stone	Arrernte religion
rushnyk ручник рушник	decorative and ritual cloth	Slavic folklore
vájra वज्र 金剛杵 རྡོ་རྗེ།	ceremonial mace	Vajrayāna
wǔgòngjù 五供具	a censer, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks, used at an offering	Chinese folk religion Hàn Buddhism Daoism
xiānglú 香爐	censer	Chinese folk religion Hàn Buddhism Daoism

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object	description	religion/folklore
Ārōn Hābrīt אָרוֹן הָבְּרִית‎	wooden chest that contained Tablets of the Law	Judaism
Excalibur	sword of King Arthur	English folklore
Hama Yumi 破魔弓	sacred bow	Shintō
Kusanagi no Tsurugi, Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi 草薙劍、天叢雲剣	double-edged sword; imperial regalia	Shintō
Lance of Longinus	lance that pierced the side of Jesus	Christianity
Tevat Noaḥ תֵּיבַת נֹחַ Κιβωτός του Νώε Arca Noë سَفِينَةُ نُوحٍ	boat where Noah, his family and selected creatures survived a global flood	Judaism Christianity Islam Baháʼí Faith
True Cross	real cross that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on	Christianity
Xuānyuánjiàn 軒轅劍	double-edged sword of Huángdì	Chinese mythology
Yasakani no Magatama 八尺瓊勾玉、八尺瓊曲玉、八坂瓊曲玉	jade; imperial regalia	Shintō
Yata no Kagami 八咫鏡	mirror; imperial regalia	Shintō

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