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* ''bàozhú'' 爆竹 [cmn]
* ''bàozhú'' 爆竹 爆竹 [cmn]
|firecrackers used to scare off evil spirits at New Year
|firecrackers used to scare off evil spirits at New Year
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* ''chos kyi 'khor lo'' ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ་ [bod]
* ''chos kyi 'khor lo'' ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ་ [bod]
* ''dharmachakra'' धर्मचक्र [san]
* ''dharmachakra'' धर्मचक्र [san]
* ''fǎlún'' 法輪 [cmn]
* ''fǎlún'' 法輪 法轮 [cmn]
* ''tam-má-jàk'' ธรรมจักร [tha]
* ''tam-má-jàk'' ธรรมจักร [tha]
|symbol of Buddhism; originally farming tool and weapon
|symbol of Buddhism; originally farming tool and weapon
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* ''chuáng'' 幢 [cmn]
* ''chuáng'' 幢 幢 [cmn]
* ''dhvaja'' ध्वज [san]
* ''dhvaja'' ध्वज [san]
* ''rgyal mtshan'' རྒྱལ་མཚན [bod]
* ''rgyal mtshan'' རྒྱལ་མཚན [bod]
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* ''fúlù'' 符籙 [cmn]
* ''fúlù'' 符籙 符录 [cmn]
|talismanic slip
|talismanic slip
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* ''dril bu'' དྲིལ་བུ་ [bod]
* ''dril bu'' དྲིལ་བུ་ [bod]
* ''ghaṇṭā'' घण्टा [san]
* ''ghaṇṭā'' घण्टा [san]
* ''jiānzhì'' 犍稚 [cmn]
* ''jiānzhì'' 犍稚 犍稚 [cmn]
|bell
|bell
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* ''hù'' 笏 [cmn]
* ''hù'' 笏 笏 [cmn]
* ''shaku'' 笏 [jpn]
* ''shaku'' 笏 [jpn]
|ritual scepter; originally used by officials as tablet for recording notes and orders
|ritual scepter; originally used by officials as tablet for recording notes and orders
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/%E7%AC%8F%E6%9D%BF.jpg/277px-%E7%AC%8F%E6%9D%BF.jpg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/%E7%AC%8F%E6%9D%BF.jpg/277px-%E7%AC%8F%E6%9D%BF.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hu_(ritual_baton)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hu_(ritual_baton)
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* ''iljumun'' 일주문 一柱門 [kor]
|gate
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* Korea Buddhism
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Ssangbongsa_Iljumun_11-05144.JPG/640px-Ssangbongsa_Iljumun_11-05144.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iljumun
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* ''japamālā'' जपमाला [san]
* ''japamālā'' जपमाला [san]
* ''niànzhū'' 念珠 [cmn]
* ''niànzhū'' 念珠 念珠 [cmn]
|prayer beads
|prayer beads
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* ''jiǎobēi'' 筊杯 [cmn]
* ''jiǎobēi'' 筊杯 筊杯 [cmn]
|wooden divination tools
|wooden divination tools
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* ''jīnchán'' 金蟾 [cmn]
* ''jīnchán'' 金蟾 金蟾 [cmn]
|toad figurine that brings good fortune
|toad figurine that brings good fortune
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* ''khakkhara'' खक्खर [san]
* ''khakkhara'' खक्खर [san]
* '''khar gsil'' འཁར་གསིལ [bod]
* '''khar gsil'' འཁར་གསིལ [bod]
* ''xīzhàng'' 錫杖 [cmn]
* ''xīzhàng'' 錫杖 锡杖 [cmn]
|staff
|staff
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Chalice.jpeg/393px-Chalice.jpeg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Chalice.jpeg/393px-Chalice.jpeg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chalices
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chalices
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* ''subḥa'' سبحة [arb]
|prayer beads
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* Islam
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Tasbih1924.jpg/360px-Tasbih1924.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Misbaha
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* ''ménshén'' 門神 [cmn]
* ''ménshén'' 門神 门神 [cmn]
|door gods that protect against evil influences
|door gods that protect against evil influences
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* ''mùyú'' 木魚 [cmn]
* ''mùyú'' 木魚 木鱼 [cmn]
|musical instrument of woodblock
|musical instrument of woodblock
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* Islam
* Islam
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/%C4%B0stanbul_5437.jpg/720px-%C4%B0stanbul_5437.jpg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/%C4%B0stanbul_5437.jpg/360px-%C4%B0stanbul_5437.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Minbars
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Minbars
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* Islam
* Islam
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Mihrab_of_the_Great_Mosque_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_%28Spain%29.jpg/720px-Mihrab_of_the_Great_Mosque_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_%28Spain%29.jpg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Mihrab_of_the_Great_Mosque_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_%28Spain%29.jpg/360px-Mihrab_of_the_Great_Mosque_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_%28Spain%29.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mihrabs
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mihrabs
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cheshm-Nazar.JPG/640px-Cheshm-Nazar.JPG
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cheshm-Nazar.JPG/640px-Cheshm-Nazar.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nazar_amulets
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nazar_amulets
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* ''nijūmon'' 二重門 [jpn]
|two-story gate
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* Japanese Buddhism
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Kyoto_Tofuku-ji_San-mon_3.jpg/640px-Kyoto_Tofuku-ji_San-mon_3.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nij%C5%AB-mon
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* ''ovoo'' овоо <div style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ</div> [mon]
* ''ovoo'' овоо <div style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ</div> [mon]
|shrine
|landmark and shrine
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* Mongolian folk religion
* Mongolian folk religion
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* ''pātra'' पात्र [san]
* ''pātra'' पात्र [san]
* ''bǒduōluó'' 缽多羅 [cmn]
* ''bǒduōluó'' 缽多羅 钵多罗 [cmn]
|alms bowl
|alms bowl
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* Christianity
* Christianity
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Wien_-_Stephansdom%2C_Kanzel_%283%29.JPG/640px-Wien_-_Stephansdom%2C_Kanzel_%283%29.JPG
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Wien_-_Stephansdom%2C_Kanzel_%283%29.JPG/320px-Wien_-_Stephansdom%2C_Kanzel_%283%29.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pulpits
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pulpits
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* ''pútuán'' 蒲團 [cmn]
* ''pútuán'' 蒲團 蒲团 [cmn]
|cushion for meditation
|cushion for meditation
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* ''qìng'' 磬 [cmn]
* ''qìng'' 磬 磬 [cmn]
|musical instrument of an inverted bell
|musical instrument of an inverted bell
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* ''rúyì'' 如意 [cmn]
* ''rōmon'' 楼門 [jpn]
|tower gate
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* Japanese Buddhism
* Shintō
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/%E4%BC%8A%E5%A5%88%E6%B3%A2%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%28%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E5%B8%82%29-%E6%A5%BC%E9%96%80inabajinja011.jpg/640px-%E4%BC%8A%E5%A5%88%E6%B3%A2%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%28%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E5%B8%82%29-%E6%A5%BC%E9%96%80inabajinja011.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:R%C5%8D-mon
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* ''rúyì'' 如意 如意 [cmn]
|ceremonial scepter (Hàn Buddhism); talisman symbolising power and good fortune (Chinese folklore)
|ceremonial scepter (Hàn Buddhism); talisman symbolising power and good fortune (Chinese folklore)
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/%E5%85%AB%E5%9D%82%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%284472701259%29.jpg/640px-%E5%85%AB%E5%9D%82%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%284472701259%29.jpg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/%E5%85%AB%E5%9D%82%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%284472701259%29.jpg/640px-%E5%85%AB%E5%9D%82%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%284472701259%29.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Senjafuda
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Senjafuda
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* ''shānmén'' 山門 山门 [cmn]
|gate
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* Chinese Buddhism
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Shanmen%2C_Xixin_Chan_Temple_2023022406.jpg/640px-Shanmen%2C_Xixin_Chan_Temple_2023022406.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shanmen
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* ''shígǎndāng'' 石敢當 [cmn]
* ''shígǎndāng'' 石敢當 石敢当 [cmn]
|stone tablet with writing “shígǎndāng”, placed at spiritually dangerous places to exorcise evil spirits
|stone tablet with writing “shígǎndāng”, placed at spiritually dangerous places to exorcise evil spirits
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Shimenawa_-_Meiji_Shrine.jpg/640px-Shimenawa_-_Meiji_Shrine.jpg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Shimenawa_-_Meiji_Shrine.jpg/640px-Shimenawa_-_Meiji_Shrine.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shimenawa
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shimenawa
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* ''stūpa'' स्तूप [san]
|mound containing remains of monks or nuns
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* Buddhism
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/2018_Stupa_w_Gompie_Drophan_Ling_w_Darnkowie_04.jpg/453px-2018_Stupa_w_Gompie_Drophan_Ling_w_Darnkowie_04.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Stupas
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* ''subḥa'' سبحة [arb]
|prayer beads
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* Islam
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Tasbih1924.jpg/360px-Tasbih1924.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Misbaha
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* ''tahōtō'' 多宝塔 [jpn]
|pagoda where the second story has a balustrade
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* Shingon school
* Tendai school
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Ishiyamadera29n4272.jpg/640px-Ishiyamadera29n4272.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tah%C5%8Dt%C5%8D
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%AA.jpg/640px-%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%AA.jpg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%AA.jpg/640px-%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%AA.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tallit
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tallit
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* tam quan 三關 [vie]
|gate
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* Vietnamese Buddhism
* Vietnamese folk religion
* Vietnamese Christianity
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Dinh_B%C3%A0_Th%E1%BB%A7y_Long_Th%C3%A1nh_M%E1%BA%ABu.jpg/640px-Dinh_B%C3%A0_Th%E1%BB%A7y_Long_Th%C3%A1nh_M%E1%BA%ABu.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tam_quan
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* ''tfilín'' תפילין [heb]
* ''tfilín'' תפילין [heb]
* ''tfiln'' תּפֿילין [yid]
* ''tfiln'' תּפֿילין [yid]
|set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah
|box with straps containing scrolls
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* Judaism
* Judaism
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* turibulum [lat]
* ''toraṇa'' तोरण [san]
|censer suspended from chains
|gate
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* Buddhism
* Hinduism
* Jainism
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Torana_est_du_grand_stupa_de_Sanchi_%28mus%C3%A9e_d%27art_asiatique_de_Dahlem%2C_Berlin%29_%2812661737833%29.jpg/331px-Torana_est_du_grand_stupa_de_Sanchi_%28mus%C3%A9e_d%27art_asiatique_de_Dahlem%2C_Berlin%29_%2812661737833%29.jpg
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* ''torii'' 鳥居 [jpn]
|gate to a shrine
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* Christianity
* Shintō
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kirchenschatz_Stadtpfarrkirche_Rapperswil_-_Rauchfass_nach_1709_-_Stadtmuseum_Rapperswil_2012-12-01_16-34-25_%28P7700%29.JPG/360px-Kirchenschatz_Stadtpfarrkirche_Rapperswil_-_Rauchfass_nach_1709_-_Stadtmuseum_Rapperswil_2012-12-01_16-34-25_%28P7700%29.JPG
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Tatsuta-taisha%2C_torii.jpg/640px-Tatsuta-taisha%2C_torii.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Thuribles
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Torii
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* Arrernte religion
* Arrernte religion
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Churinga_na_exposi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_N%C3%B3s_do_Museu_do_Amanh%C3%A3_01.jpg/320px-Churinga_na_exposi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_N%C3%B3s_do_Museu_do_Amanh%C3%A3_01.jpg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Churinga_na_exposi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_N%C3%B3s_do_Museu_do_Amanh%C3%A3_01.jpg/320px-Churinga_na_exposi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_N%C3%B3s_do_Museu_do_Amanh%C3%A3_01.jpg
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* turibulum [lat]
|censer suspended from chains
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* Christianity
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kirchenschatz_Stadtpfarrkirche_Rapperswil_-_Rauchfass_nach_1709_-_Stadtmuseum_Rapperswil_2012-12-01_16-34-25_%28P7700%29.JPG/360px-Kirchenschatz_Stadtpfarrkirche_Rapperswil_-_Rauchfass_nach_1709_-_Stadtmuseum_Rapperswil_2012-12-01_16-34-25_%28P7700%29.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Thuribles
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* ''vālavyajana'' वालव्यजन [san]
* ''vālavyajana'' वालव्यजन [san]
* ''fúzi'' 拂子 [cmn]
* ''fúzi'' 拂子 拂子 [cmn]
|fly whisk for ritual purification
|fly whisk for ritual purification
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* ''vájra'' वज्र [san]
* ''vájra'' वज्र [san]
* ''jīngāngchǔ'' 金剛杵 [cmn]
* ''jīngāngchǔ'' 金剛杵 金刚杵 [cmn]
* ''rdo rje'' རྡོ་རྗེ། [bod]
* ''rdo rje'' རྡོ་རྗེ། [bod]
|ceremonial mace
|ceremonial mace
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* ''wǔgòngjù'' 五供具 [cmn]
* ''wǔgòngjù'' 五供具 五供具 [cmn]
|a censer, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks, used at an offering
|a censer, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks, used at an offering
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* ''xiānglú'' 香爐 [cmn]
* ''xiānglú'' 香爐 香炉 [cmn]
|censer
|censer
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* ''Xuānyuánjiàn'' 軒轅劍 [cmn]
* ''Xuānyuánjiàn'' 軒轅劍 轩辕剑 [cmn]
|sword of Huángdì
|sword of Huángdì
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  • agimat [fil]
  • anting-anting [ilo,war]
 amulet
  • Philippine folk religion
  • Philippine Christianity
 640px-Quiapo_Talismans.jpg
  • asabikeshiinh [oji]
  • gasoqualvi ᎦᏐᏆᎸᎢ [chr]
  • sabkeshiinh [ojg,otw]
 amulet of protective spiderweb for the children
  • Ojibwe folklore
 360px-Atrapasuenos.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dreamcatchers

  • aspergillum [lat]
 liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water
  • Christianity
 640px-Bottega_senese%2C_secchiello_e_aspersorio%2C_in_argento%2C_1643%2C_da_s._agostino_02.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aspergillum

  • bàozhú 爆竹 爆竹 [cmn]
 firecrackers used to scare off evil spirits at New Year
  • Chinese folk religion
 640px-Firecracker_String.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Firecrackers

  • crux [lat]
 representation of the crucifixion of Yēšū́aʿ; symbol of Christianity
  • Christianity
 320px-Millennium_Cross_Skopje_2.jpg

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
 360px-Daruma_with_no_eyes_filled_in.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Daruma_dolls

  • chos kyi 'khor lo ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ་ [bod]
  • dharmachakra धर्मचक्र [san]
  • fǎlún 法輪 法轮 [cmn]
  • tam-má-jàk ธรรมจักร [tha]
 symbol of Buddhism; originally farming tool and weapon
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
 480px-003_Dhammacakka_Wheel_%289140985559%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dharmachakra

  • chuáng 幢 幢 [cmn]
  • dhvaja ध्वज [san]
  • rgyal mtshan རྒྱལ་མཚན [bod]
 banner made with cloth, stone or metal
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
 354px-Guru_Vaidya_Victory_Banner_in_Thiksey_Monastery.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dhvaja

  • ema 絵馬 [jpn]
 wooden plaques for writing wishes
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
 640px-TsurugaokaHachimanEma4303.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ema_(Shinto)

  • fúlù 符籙 符录 [cmn]
 talismanic slip
  • Daoism
 320px-Chinese_talisman_for_protection.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Taoist_magic_writing

  • fūrin 風鈴 [jpn]
 talisman of wind chimes
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
 640px-Wind-chime-M7547.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:F%C5%ABrin

  • dril bu དྲིལ་བུ་ [bod]
  • ghaṇṭā घण्टा [san]
  • jiānzhì 犍稚 犍稚 [cmn]
 bell
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
 640px-A_temple_bell.JPG
  • gorgóneion γοργόνειον [grc]
 amulet showing Gorgon head
  • Greek religion
 640px-Manner_of_the_Lysippides_Painter_-_ABV_extra_-_gorgoneion_-_symposion_-_head_of_satyr_between_eyes_-_Oxford_AM_1974-344_-_01.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gorgoneia

  • goshikimaku 五色幕 [jpn]
 curtains with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas
  • Japanese Buddhism
 640px-Hatogaya_Jizo-in_202107b.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Goshikimaku

  • gri-gug གྲི་གུག་ [bod]
 ritual flaying knife
  • Vajrayāna
 435px-Clevelandart_1978.9.3.jpg
  • hestesko [dan]
  • hobuseraud [est]
  • horseshoe [eng]
  • pasaga [lit]
 talisman; originally used for protecting horse hoofs
  • English folklore
  • Danish folklore
  • Lithuanian folklore
  • Estonian folklore
 387px-Horseshoe_lucky_on_door.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Horseshoes

  • hù 笏 笏 [cmn]
  • shaku 笏 [jpn]
 ritual scepter; originally used by officials as tablet for recording notes and orders
  • Daoism
  • Shintō
 277px-%E7%AC%8F%E6%9D%BF.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hu_(ritual_baton)

  • iljumun 일주문 一柱門 [kor]
 gate
  • Korea Buddhism
 640px-Ssangbongsa_Iljumun_11-05144.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iljumun

  • jangseung 長栍 [kor]
 totem pole
  • Korean shamanism
 640px-Korean.Folk.Village-Minsokchon-15.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jangseung

  • japamālā जपमाला [san]
  • niànzhū 念珠 念珠 [cmn]
 prayer beads
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
  • Sikhism
 640px-Bodhi_seed_mala.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mala_(prayer_beads)

  • jiǎobēi 筊杯 筊杯 [cmn]
 wooden divination tools
  • Chinese folk religion
 480px-Bowl_and_jiaobei%2C_Yueh_Hai_Ching_Temple.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jiaobei

  • jīnchán 金蟾 金蟾 [cmn]
 toad figurine that brings good fortune
  • Chinese folk religion
 494px-Moneyfrog.jpg
  • kagura-suzu 神楽鈴 [jpn]
 bells on a stuff used in kagura dances
  • Shintō
 640px-Suzu_MET_DP353272.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kagura_suzu

  • khakkhara खक्खर [san]
  • 'khar gsil འཁར་གསིལ [bod]
  • xīzhàng 錫杖 锡杖 [cmn]
 staff
  • Hàn Buddhism
 166px-Sendatu01.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khakkhara

  • khámsa חמסה [heb]
  • ḵamsa خمسة [arb]
 amulet against the evil eye
  • esotericism
 360px-Khamsa.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khamsa

  • 'khor lo འཁོར་ལོ། [bod]
 prayer wheel
  • Tibetan Buddhism
 640px-Tibetan_monastery_Prayer_Wheel.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Prayer_wheels

  • xorǫgy хорѫгꙑ [chu]
  • xorúgvʹ хоругвь [rus]
  • chorągiew [pol]
 banner
  • Orthodox Catholic Church
  • Eastern Catholic Churches
 320px-Beuningen_%28Gld%29_processievaandel_in_kerk.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khorugv

  • kirpān ਕਿਰਪਾਨ [pan]
 single-edged curved knife that is part of the religious uniform
  • Khalsa Sikhism
 640px-Kirpan.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kirpans

  • calix [lat]
  • kúpellon κύπελλον [grc]
 footed cup for ceremonies
  • Christianity
 393px-Chalice.jpeg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chalices

  • maneki-neko 招き猫 [jpn]
 cat figurine with a swaying arm that brings good fortune
  • Japanese folklore
 422px-PD-Maneki_Neko.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maneki_neko

  • ma ni མ་ནི། [bod]
 stone plates inscribed with “Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐”
  • Tibetan Buddhism
 640px-Stone_tablets_with_prayers_in_Tibetan_language_at_a_Temple_in_McLeod_Ganj.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mani_stones

  • ménshén 門神 门神 [cmn]
 door gods that protect against evil influences
  • Chinese folk religion
 640px-Longchuan_Village%2C_2021-09-27_12.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Menshen

  • mənōrā מנורה [heb]
  • mnoyre מנורה [yid]
 seven-branched candelabrum; symbol of Judaism
  • Judaism
 340px-Menorah_0307.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Menorah

  • mūrti मूर्ति [san]
 devotional image
  • Hinduism
 320px-Venkateswara_BNC.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Murti

  • mùyú 木魚 木鱼 [cmn]
 musical instrument of woodblock
  • Mahāyāna
 640px-Chapin_Mill_Mokugyu_Drum.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wooden_fish_(percussion_instrument)

  • Mjǫllnir [non]
 hammer of Þórr; amulet
  • Norse religion
 600px-Claes_Kurck_Sk%C3%A5ne_hammer_-_HST_DIG55488_original.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mj%C3%B6llnir

  • minbar منبر [arb]
 pulpit
  • Islam
 360px-%C4%B0stanbul_5437.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Minbars

  • miḥrāb محراب [arb]
 niche that indicates the qibla
  • Islam
 360px-Mihrab_of_the_Great_Mosque_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_%28Spain%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mihrabs

  • naẓar نظر [arb]
 amulet against the evil eye
  • esotericism
 640px-Cheshm-Nazar.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nazar_amulets

  • nijūmon 二重門 [jpn]
 two-story gate
  • Japanese Buddhism
 640px-Kyoto_Tofuku-ji_San-mon_3.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nij%C5%AB-mon

  • nkisi [kon]
 object that a spirit inhabits
  • Kongo religion
 320px-WLA_metmuseum_Power_Figure_Male_Nkisi.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nkisi

  • ofuda 御札 [jpn]
 talismanic slip
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
 320px-Ofuda.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ofuda

  • omamori 御守 [jpn]
 amulet
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
 640px-Variousomamori.jpg

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
 380px-Okiagarikoboshi_from_Wakamatsu_%28cropped%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Okiagari-koboshi

  • ōnusa 大幣 [jpn]
 wooden wand for ritual purification
  • Shintō
 271px-Shinto_Onusa.jpeg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:%C5%8Cnusa

  • ọpọ́n Ifá [yor]
 divination tray
  • Yoruba religion
 407px-Yoruba_divination_tray_%28Bode-Museum%29.jpg
  • ovoo овоо
    ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ
    [mon]
 landmark and shrine
  • Mongolian folk religion
 640px-Gobi%2C_krajobraz_pustyni_%2814%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ovoos

  • pātra पात्र [san]
  • bǒduōluó 缽多羅 钵多罗 [cmn]
 alms bowl
  • Buddhism
 360px-Almsbowl.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Buddhist_alms_bowls

  • phrakhrueang พระเครื่อง [tha]
 amulet
  • Thai Buddhism
 640px-Benjapakee_2.png
  • pulpitum [lat]
 pulpit
  • Christianity
 320px-Wien_-_Stephansdom%2C_Kanzel_%283%29.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pulpits

  • pútuán 蒲團 蒲团 [cmn]
 cushion for meditation
  • Chán school
 640px-Japanese_Zafu.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zafu

  • puxís πυξίς [grc]
  • pyxis [lat]
 container to carry the Eucharist
  • Christianity
 363px-Pyx_MET_sf32-100-283s2.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pyxes

  • qìng 磬 磬 [cmn]
 musical instrument of an inverted bell
  • Hàn Buddhism
  • Daoism
 640px-Pojocaskleda_%282%29.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chimes_of_China

  • rewe [arn]
 sacred altar
  • Mapuche shamanism
 594px-Rewe_%C3%B1adi_mew.JPG
  • rlung rta རླུང་རྟ་ [bod]
 prayer flags with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas
  • Tibetan Buddhism
 640px-Mountain_Without_Praying_Flag%27s_Like_Fish_Without_Water.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Prayer_flags

  • rosarium [lat]
 prayer beads
  • Christianity
 260px-Rosenkranz_im_Freisinger_Di%C3%B6zesanmuseum.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rosaries

  • rōmon 楼門 [jpn]
 tower gate
  • Japanese Buddhism
  • Shintō
 640px-%E4%BC%8A%E5%A5%88%E6%B3%A2%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%28%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E5%B8%82%29-%E6%A5%BC%E9%96%80inabajinja011.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:R%C5%8D-mon

  • rúyì 如意 如意 [cmn]
 ceremonial scepter (Hàn Buddhism); talisman symbolising power and good fortune (Chinese folklore)
  • Hàn Buddhism
  • Chinese folklore
 480px-Pair_of_ruyi_scepters.jpg

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
 640px-%E5%85%AB%E5%9D%82%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%284472701259%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Senjafuda

  • shānmén 山門 山门 [cmn]
 gate
  • Chinese Buddhism
 640px-Shanmen%2C_Xixin_Chan_Temple_2023022406.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shanmen

  • shide 紙垂 [jpn]
 zigzag-shaped paper streamers
  • Shintō
 640px-Shinto_Hemp.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shide

  • shígǎndāng 石敢當 石敢当 [cmn]
 stone tablet with writing “shígǎndāng”, placed at spiritually dangerous places to exorcise evil spirits
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Ryukyuan religion
 640px-Kyaingtong_ishiganto.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shigandang

  • shimenawa 注連縄 [jpn]
 laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification
  • Shintō
 640px-Shimenawa_-_Meiji_Shrine.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shimenawa

  • stūpa स्तूप [san]
 mound containing remains of monks or nuns
  • Buddhism
 453px-2018_Stupa_w_Gompie_Drophan_Ling_w_Darnkowie_04.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Stupas

  • subḥa سبحة [arb]
 prayer beads
  • Islam
 360px-Tasbih1924.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Misbaha

  • tahōtō 多宝塔 [jpn]
 pagoda where the second story has a balustrade
  • Shingon school
  • Tendai school
 640px-Ishiyamadera29n4272.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tah%C5%8Dt%C5%8D

  • tales טלית [yid]
  • talít טלית [heb]
 prayer shawl
  • Judaism
 640px-%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%AA.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tallit

  • tam quan 三關 [vie]
 gate
  • Vietnamese Buddhism
  • Vietnamese folk religion
  • Vietnamese Christianity
 640px-Dinh_B%C3%A0_Th%E1%BB%A7y_Long_Th%C3%A1nh_M%E1%BA%ABu.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tam_quan

  • tamaguchi 玉串 [jpn]
 decorated sakaki-tree branch as an offering
  • Shintō
 640px-Tamagushi_on_an_an.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tamagushi

  • tchitcherik sakwa [mfq]
 statue of ancestors
  • Moba religion
 353px-Statues_Tchitcheri_Moba.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tchitcherik

  • teru-teru-bōzu てるてる坊主 [jpn]
 doll that brings sunny weather
  • Japanese folklore
 465px-Teruterubouzu.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Teru_teru_b%C5%8Dzu

  • tfilín תפילין [heb]
  • tfiln תּפֿילין [yid]
 box with straps containing scrolls
  • Judaism
 640px-Kesher_Dalet_on_Head_Tefillin.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tefillin

  • toraṇa तोरण [san]
 gate
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
 331px-Torana_est_du_grand_stupa_de_Sanchi_%28mus%C3%A9e_d%27art_asiatique_de_Dahlem%2C_Berlin%29_%2812661737833%29.jpg
  • torii 鳥居 [jpn]
 gate to a shrine
  • Shintō
 640px-Tatsuta-taisha%2C_torii.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Torii

  • trollkors [nob,swe]
 amulet
  • Norse religion
 436px-Trollcross.jpg
  • tsitsít ציצית [heb]
  • tsitsis ציצית [yid]
 ritual fringes
  • Judaism
 360px-Tzitzis_Shot.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tzitzit

  • tjurunga [eng]
  • tywerrenge [aer,are]
 sacred wood or stone
  • Arrernte religion
 320px-Churinga_na_exposi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_N%C3%B3s_do_Museu_do_Amanh%C3%A3_01.jpg
  • turibulum [lat]
 censer suspended from chains
  • Christianity
 360px-Kirchenschatz_Stadtpfarrkirche_Rapperswil_-_Rauchfass_nach_1709_-_Stadtmuseum_Rapperswil_2012-12-01_16-34-25_%28P7700%29.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Thuribles

  • ručník ручник [rus]
  • rušnýk рушник [ukr]
 decorative and ritual cloth
  • Slavic folklore
 640px-Marjani_Mosque_museum_%282023-03-20%29_48.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rushnyk

  • serge сэргэ [bua]
 hitching post, property marker, ritual pole
  • Mongolian shamanism
 640px-%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%8B_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D1%8B%D1%81%D0%B5_%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Serge

  • vālavyajana वालव्यजन [san]
  • fúzi 拂子 拂子 [cmn]
 fly whisk for ritual purification
  • Chán school
  • Tibetan Buddhism
  • Daoism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
  • Sikhism
 580px-Ritual_Fly_Whisk_LACMA_AC1998.136.1.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fly_whisks

  • vájra वज्र [san]
  • jīngāngchǔ 金剛杵 金刚杵 [cmn]
  • rdo rje རྡོ་རྗེ། [bod]
 ceremonial mace
  • Vajrayāna
 579px-Vajra.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vajra

  • wǔgòngjù 五供具 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
 640px-Kinesiskt_tempelgarnityr_fr%C3%A5n_1661-1722_i_porslin%2C_best%C3%A5ende_av_r%C3%B6kelsek%C3%A4rl_%28ting%29_-_Hallwylska_museet_-_96154.tif.jpg
  • xiānglú 香爐 香炉 [cmn]
 censer
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Hàn Buddhism
  • Daoism
 452px-PaoAnGongCenser.jpg

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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 轩辕剑 [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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