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object	description	religion/folklore	image
agimat [fil] anting-anting [ilo,war]	amulet	Philippine folk religion Philippine Christianity
asabikeshiinh [oji] gasoqualvi ᎦᏐᏆᎸᎢ [chr] sabkeshiinh [ojg,otw]	amulet of protective spiderweb for the children	Ojibwe folklore	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dreamcatchers
aspergillum [lat]	liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water	Christianity	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aspergillum
bàozhú 爆竹 [cmn]	firecrackers used to scare off evil spirits at New Year	Chinese folk religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Firecrackers
crux [lat]	representation of the crucifixion of Yēšū́aʿ; symbol of Christianity	Christianity	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Christian_crosses
daruma 達磨 [jpn]	talisman that returns to an upright position after being pushed, modeled after Bodhidharma; symbol of perseverance and resilience	Zen school	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Daruma_dolls
chos kyi 'khor lo ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ་ [bod] dharmachakra धर्मचक्र [san] fǎlún 法輪 [cmn] tam-má-jàk ธรรมจักร [tha]	symbol of Buddhism; originally farming tool and weapon	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dharmachakra
chuáng 幢 [cmn] dhvaja ध्वज [san] rgyal mtshan རྒྱལ་མཚན [bod]	banner made with cloth, stone or metal	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dhvaja
ema 絵馬 [jpn]	wooden plaques for writing wishes	Shintō Japanese Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ema_(Shinto)
fúlù 符籙 [cmn]	talismanic slip	Daoism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Taoist_magic_writing
fūrin 風鈴 [jpn]	talisman of wind chimes	Shintō Japanese Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:F%C5%ABrin
dril bu དྲིལ་བུ་ [bod] ghaṇṭā घण्टा [san] jiānzhì 犍稚 [cmn]	bell	Buddhism Hinduism
gorgóneion γοργόνειον [grc]	amulet showing Gorgon head	Greek religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gorgoneia
goshikimaku 五色幕 [jpn]	curtains with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas	Japanese Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Goshikimaku
gri-gug གྲི་གུག་ [bod]	ritual flaying knife	Vajrayāna
hestesko [dan] hobuseraud [est] horseshoe [eng] pasaga [lit]	talisman; originally used for protecting horse hoofs	English folklore Danish folklore Lithuanian folklore Estonian folklore	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Horseshoes
hù 笏 [cmn] shaku 笏 [jpn]	ritual scepter; originally used by officials as tablet for recording notes and orders	Daoism Shintō	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hu_(ritual_baton)
jangseung 長栍 [kor]	totem pole	Korean shamanism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jangseung
japamālā जपमाला [san] niànzhū 念珠 [cmn]	prayer beads	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism Sikhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mala_(prayer_beads)
jiǎobēi 筊杯 [cmn]	wooden divination tools	Chinese folk religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jiaobei
jīnchán 金蟾 [cmn]	toad figurine that brings good fortune	Chinese folk religion
kagura-suzu 神楽鈴 [jpn]	bells on a stuff used in kagura dances	Shintō	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kagura_suzu
khakkhara खक्खर [san] 'khar gsil འཁར་གསིལ [bod] xīzhàng 錫杖 [cmn]	staff	Hàn Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khakkhara
khámsa חמסה [heb] ḵamsa خمسة [arb]	amulet against the evil eye	esotericism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khamsa
'khor lo འཁོར་ལོ། [bod]	prayer wheel	Tibetan Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Prayer_wheels
xorǫgy хорѫгꙑ [chu] xorúgvʹ хоругвь [rus] chorągiew [pol]	banner	Orthodox Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khorugv
kirpān ਕਿਰਪਾਨ [pan]	single-edged curved knife that is part of the religious uniform	Khalsa Sikhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kirpans
calix [lat] kúpellon κύπελλον [grc]	footed cup for ceremonies	Christianity	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chalices
subḥa سبحة [arb]	prayer beads	Islam	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Misbaha
maneki-neko 招き猫 [jpn]	cat figurine with a swaying arm that brings good fortune	Japanese folklore	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maneki_neko
ma ni མ་ནི། [bod]	stone plates inscribed with “Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐”	Tibetan Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mani_stones
ménshén 門神 [cmn]	door gods that protect against evil influences	Chinese folk religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Menshen
mənōrā מנורה [heb] mnoyre מנורה [yid]	seven-branched candelabrum; symbol of Judaism	Judaism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Menorah
mūrti मूर्ति [san]	devotional image	Hinduism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Murti
mùyú 木魚 [cmn]	musical instrument of woodblock	Mahāyāna	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wooden_fish_(percussion_instrument)
Mjǫllnir [non]	hammer of Þórr; amulet	Norse religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mj%C3%B6llnir
minbar منبر [arb]	pulpit	Islam	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Minbars
miḥrāb محراب [arb]	niche that indicates the qibla	Islam	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mihrabs
naẓar نظر [arb]	amulet against the evil eye	esotericism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nazar_amulets
nkisi [kon]	object that a spirit inhabits	Kongo religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nkisi
ofuda 御札 [jpn]	talismanic slip	Shintō Japanese Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ofuda
omamori 御守 [jpn]	amulet	Shintō Japanese Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Omamori
okiagari-kobōshi 起き上がり小法師 [jpn]	amulet that returns to an upright position after being pushed; symbol of perseverance and resilience	Japanese folklore	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Okiagari-koboshi
ōnusa 大幣 [jpn]	wooden wand for ritual purification	Shintō	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:%C5%8Cnusa
ọpọ́n Ifá [yor]	divination tray	Yoruba religion
ovoo овоо ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ [mon]	shrine	Mongolian folk religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ovoos
pātra पात्र [san] bǒduōluó 缽多羅 [cmn]	alms bowl	Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Buddhist_alms_bowls
phrakhrueang พระเครื่อง [tha]	amulet	Thai Buddhism
pulpitum [lat]	pulpit	Christianity	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pulpits
pútuán 蒲團 [cmn]	cushion for meditation	Chán school	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zafu
puxís πυξίς [grc] pyxis [lat]	container to carry the Eucharist	Christianity	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pyxes
qìng 磬 [cmn]	musical instrument of an inverted bell	Hàn Buddhism Daoism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chimes_of_China
rewe [arn]	sacred altar	Mapuche shamanism
rlung rta རླུང་རྟ་ [bod]	prayer flags with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas	Tibetan Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Prayer_flags
rosarium [lat]	prayer beads	Christianity	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rosaries
rúyì 如意 [cmn]	ceremonial scepter (Hàn Buddhism); talisman symbolising power and good fortune (Chinese folklore)	Hàn Buddhism Chinese folklore	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ruyi
senjafuda 千社札 [jpn]	votive sticker with the name of a worshipper on it	Shintō Japanese Buddhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Senjafuda
shide 紙垂 [jpn]	zigzag-shaped paper streamers	Shintō	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shide
shígǎndāng 石敢當 [cmn]	stone tablet with writing “shígǎndāng”, placed at spiritually dangerous places to exorcise evil spirits	Chinese folk religion Ryukyuan religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shigandang
shimenawa 注連縄 [jpn]	laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification	Shintō	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shimenawa
tales טלית [yid] talít טלית [heb]	prayer shawl	Judaism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tallit
tamaguchi 玉串 [jpn]	decorated sakaki-tree branch as an offering	Shintō	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tamagushi
tchitcherik sakwa [mfq]	statue of ancestors	Moba religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tchitcherik
teru-teru-bōzu てるてる坊主 [jpn]	doll that brings sunny weather	Japanese folklore	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Teru_teru_b%C5%8Dzu
tfilín תפילין [heb] tfiln תּפֿילין [yid]	set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah	Judaism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tefillin
turibulum [lat]	censer suspended from chains	Christianity	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Thuribles
trollkors [nob,swe]	amulet	Norse religion
tsitsít ציצית [heb] tsitsis ציצית [yid]	ritual fringes	Judaism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tzitzit
tjurunga [eng] tywerrenge [aer,are]	sacred wood or stone	Arrernte religion
ručník ручник [rus] rušnýk рушник [ukr]	decorative and ritual cloth	Slavic folklore	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rushnyk
serge сэргэ [bua]	hitching post, property marker, ritual pole	Mongolian shamanism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Serge
vālavyajana वालव्यजन [san] fúzi 拂子 [cmn]	fly whisk for ritual purification	Chán school Tibetan Buddhism Daoism Hinduism Jainism Sikhism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fly_whisks
vájra वज्र [san] jīngāngchǔ 金剛杵 [cmn] rdo rje རྡོ་རྗེ། [bod]	ceremonial mace	Vajrayāna	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vajra
wǔgòngjù 五供具 [cmn]	a censer, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks, used at an offering	Chinese folk religion Hàn Buddhism Daoism
xiānglú 香爐 [cmn]	censer	Chinese folk religion Hàn Buddhism Daoism

Specific

object	description	religion/folklore
Arca foederis [lat] arón habrít ארון הברית [heb] tābūt al-ʿahd تابوت العهد [arb]	wooden chest that contained Tablets of the Law	Judaism Christianity Islam Baháʼí Faith
ḏū l-faqār ذو الفقار [arb]	sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib	Islam
Excalaber [enm] Excalibur [eng]	sword of King Arthur	English folklore
Hama Yumi 破魔弓 [jpn]	sacred bow	Shintō
Kusanagi no Tsurugi 草薙劍 [jpn] Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi 天叢雲剣 [jpn]	double-edged sword; imperial regalia	Shintō
meč-kladenéc меч-кладенец [rus]	magic sword	Russian folklore
Arca Noë [lat] safīnatu nūḥ سفينة نوح [arb] tevát nóakh תיבת נח [heb]	boat where Noah, his family and selected creatures survived a global flood	Judaism Christianity Islam Baháʼí Faith
Xuānyuánjiàn 軒轅劍 [cmn]	sword of Huángdì	Chinese mythology
Yasakani no Magatama 八尺瓊勾玉、八尺瓊曲玉、八坂瓊曲玉 [jpn]	jade; imperial regalia	Shintō
Yata no Kagami 八咫鏡 [jpn]	mirror; imperial regalia	Shintō

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