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== Generic ==
== Generic ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!object in Latin script
!object
!object
!description
!description
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|agimat
|agimat
agimat
|agimat
|amulet
|amulet
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|asabikeshiinh
|asabikeshiinh
asabikeshiinh
|asabikeshiinh
|amulet of protective spiderweb for the children
|amulet of protective spiderweb for the children
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|aspergillum
|aspergillum
aspergillum
|aspergillum
|liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water
|liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water
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|bàozhú
|bàozhú
爆竹
|爆竹
|firecrackers used to scare off evil spirits at New Year
|firecrackers used to scare off evil spirits at New Year
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|daruma
|daruma
達磨
|達磨
|talisman that returns to an upright position after being pushed, modeled after Bodhidharma; symbol of perseverance and resilience
|talisman that returns to an upright position after being pushed, modeled after Bodhidharma; symbol of perseverance and resilience
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|dharmachakra
|dharmachakra
धर्मचक्र
|धर्मचक्र
 
法輪
法輪


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|dhvaja
|dhvaja
ध्वज
|ध्वज
 


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|ema
|ema
絵馬
|絵馬
|wooden plaques for writing wishes
|wooden plaques for writing wishes
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|fúlù
|fúlù
符籙
|符籙
|talismanic slip
|talismanic slip
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|fūrin
|fūrin
風鈴
|風鈴
|talisman of wind chimes
|talisman of wind chimes
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|ghaṇṭā
|ghaṇṭā
घण्टा
|घण्टा
 
犍稚
犍稚


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|gorgóneion
|gorgóneion
γοργόνειον
|γοργόνειον
|amulet showing Gorgon head
|amulet showing Gorgon head
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|goshikimaku
|goshikimaku
五色幕
|五色幕
|curtains with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas
|curtains with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas
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|gri-gug
|gri-gug
གྲི་གུག་
|གྲི་གུག་
|ritual flaying knife
|ritual flaying knife
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|hù
|hù
|
|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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|jangseung
|jangseung
長栍
|長栍
|totem pole
|totem pole
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|japamālā, mālā
|japamālā, mālā
जपमाला, माला
|जपमाला, माला
 
念珠
念珠
|prayer beads
|prayer beads
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|jiǎobēi
|jiǎobēi
筊杯
|筊杯
|wooden divination tools to seek divine guidance
|wooden divination tools to seek divine guidance
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|jīnchán
|jīnchán
金蟾
|金蟾
|toad figurine that brings good fortune
|toad figurine that brings good fortune
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|kagura suzu
|kagura suzu
神楽鈴
|神楽鈴
|bells on a stuff used in kagura dances
|bells on a stuff used in kagura dances
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|khakkhara
|khakkhara
खक्खर
|खक्खर
 
錫杖
錫杖


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|khamsa
|khamsa
<div style="text-align:right">חמסה</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">חמסה</div>
<div style="text-align:right">خمسة</div>
<div style="text-align:right">خمسة</div>
|amulet against the evil eye
|amulet against the evil eye
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|'khor lo
|'khor lo
འཁོར་ལོ།
|འཁོར་ལོ།
|prayer wheel
|prayer wheel
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|khorugv
|khorugv
хорѫгꙑ
|хорѫгꙑ
 
хоругвь
хоругвь


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|kirpan
|kirpan
ਕਿਰਪਾਨ
|ਕਿਰਪਾਨ
|single-edged curved knife that is part of the religious uniform
|single-edged curved knife that is part of the religious uniform
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|kúpellon
|kúpellon
κύπελλον
|κύπελλον
 
calix
calix
|footed cup for ceremonies
|footed cup for ceremonies
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|misbaḥa, subḥa
|misbaḥa, subḥa
<div style="text-align:right">مِسْبَحَة، سُبْحَة</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">مِسْبَحَة، سُبْحَة</div>
|prayer beads
|prayer beads
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|maneki-neko
|maneki-neko
招き猫
|招き猫
|cat figurine with a swaying arm that brings good fortune
|cat figurine with a swaying arm that brings good fortune
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|mani
|mani
མ་ནི།
|མ་ནི།
|stone plates inscribed with “Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐”
|stone plates inscribed with “Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐”
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|mənōrā
|mənōrā
<div style="text-align:right">‏מְנוֹרָה</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">‏מְנוֹרָה</div>
|symbol of Judaism; seven-branched candelabrum
|symbol of Judaism; seven-branched candelabrum
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|मूर्ति
|मूर्ति
mūrti
|mūrti
|devotional image
|devotional image
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|mùyú
|mùyú
木魚
|木魚
 
ཤིང་ཉ།
ཤིང་ཉ།
|musical instrument of woodblock
|musical instrument of woodblock
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|naẓar
|naẓar
<div style="text-align:right">‏نَظَر‎</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">‏نَظَر‎</div>
|amulet against the evil eye
|amulet against the evil eye
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cheshm-Nazar.JPG/320px-Cheshm-Nazar.JPG
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cheshm-Nazar.JPG/320px-Cheshm-Nazar.JPG
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|-
|nkisi
|nkisi
|nkisi
|object that a spirit inhabits
|object that a spirit inhabits
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|ofuda
|ofuda
御札
|御札
|talismanic slip
|talismanic slip
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|omamori
|omamori
御守
|御守
|amulet
|amulet
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|okiagari-kobōshi
|okiagari-kobōshi
起き上がり小法師
|起き上がり小法師
|amulet that returns to an upright position after being pushed; symbol of perseverance and resilience
|amulet that returns to an upright position after being pushed; symbol of perseverance and resilience
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|ōnusa, taima
|ōnusa, taima
大幣
|大幣
|wooden wand for ritual purification
|wooden wand for ritual purification
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|ọpọ́n Ifá
|ọpọ́n Ifá
ọpọ́n Ifá
|ọpọ́n Ifá
|divination tray
|divination tray
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|ovoo, oboo
|ovoo, oboo
<div style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ</div>
|<div style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ</div>
 
овоо
овоо
|shrine
|shrine
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|pātra
|pātra
पात्र
|पात्र
 
缽多羅
缽多羅
|alms bowl
|alms bowl
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|phrakhrueang
|phrakhrueang
พระเครื่อง
|พระเครื่อง
|amulet
|amulet
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|puxís
|puxís
πυξίς
|πυξίς
 
pyxis
pyxis
|container to carry the Eucharist
|container to carry the Eucharist
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|qìng
|qìng
|
|musical instrument of an inverted bell
|musical instrument of an inverted bell
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|rewe, kemukemu
|rewe, kemukemu
rewe, kemukemu
|rewe, kemukemu
|sacred altar
|sacred altar
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|rlung-rta
|rlung-rta
རླུང་རྟ་
|རླུང་རྟ་
|prayer flags with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas
|prayer flags with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas
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|rosarium
|rosarium
rosarium
|rosarium
|prayer beads
|prayer beads
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|rúyì
|rúyì
如意
|如意
|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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|senjafuda
|senjafuda
千社札
|千社札
|votive sticker with the name of a worshipper on it
|votive sticker with the name of a worshipper on it
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|shide
|shide
紙垂
|紙垂
|zigzag-shaped paper streamers
|zigzag-shaped paper streamers
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|shígǎndāng
|shígǎndāng
石敢當
|石敢當
|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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|shimenawa
|shimenawa
注連縄
|注連縄
|laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification
|laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification
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|talít
|talít
<div style="text-align:right">טַלִּית</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">טַלִּית</div>
|prayer shawl
|prayer shawl
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|tamaguchi
|tamaguchi
玉串
|玉串
|decorated sakaki-tree branch as an offering
|decorated sakaki-tree branch as an offering
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|tchitcherik sakwa
|tchitcherik sakwa
tchitcherik sakwa
|tchitcherik sakwa
|statue of ancestors
|statue of ancestors
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|teru teru bōzu
|teru teru bōzu
てるてる坊主
|てるてる坊主
|doll that brings sunny weather
|doll that brings sunny weather
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|tfilín
|tfilín
<div style="text-align:right">תְּפִלִּין‎ / תְּפִילִּין‎</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">תְּפִלִּין‎ / תְּפִילִּין‎</div>
|set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah
|set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah
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|turibulum
|turibulum
turibulum
|turibulum
|censer suspended from chains
|censer suspended from chains
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|trollkors
|trollkors
trollkors
|trollkors
|amulet
|amulet
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|tsitsít
|tsitsít
<div style="text-align:right">צִיצִית</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">צִיצִית</div>
 
<div style="text-align:right">ࠑࠉࠑࠉࠕ‎</div>
<div style="text-align:right">ࠑࠉࠑࠉࠕ‎</div>
|ritual fringes
|ritual fringes
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|tywerenge
|tywerenge
tywerenge
|tywerenge
|sacred wood or stone
|sacred wood or stone
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|rushnyk
|rushnyk
ручник
|ручник
 
рушник
рушник
|decorative and ritual cloth
|decorative and ritual cloth
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|vālavyajana
|vālavyajana
वालव्यजन
|वालव्यजन
 
拂子
拂子
|fly whisk for ritual purification
|fly whisk for ritual purification
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|vájra
|vájra
वज्र
|वज्र
 
金剛杵
金剛杵


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|wǔgòngjù
|wǔgòngjù
五供具
|五供具
|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
|xiānglú
香爐
|香爐
|censer
|censer
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|Ārōn Hābrīt
|Ārōn Hābrīt
<div style="text-align:right">אָרוֹן הָבְּרִית‎</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">אָרוֹן הָבְּרִית‎</div>
|wooden chest that contained Tablets of the Law
|wooden chest that contained Tablets of the Law
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|Ḏū-l-Faqār
|Ḏū-l-Faqār
<div style="text-align:right">ذُو ٱلْفَقَار</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">ذُو ٱلْفَقَار</div>
|sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib
|sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib
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|Hama Yumi
|Hama Yumi
破魔弓
|破魔弓
|sacred bow
|sacred bow
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|Kusanagi no Tsurugi, Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi
|Kusanagi no Tsurugi, Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi
草薙劍、天叢雲剣
|草薙劍、天叢雲剣
|double-edged sword; imperial regalia
|double-edged sword; imperial regalia
|
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|-
|Lance of Longinus
|''Lance of Longinus''
|
|lance that pierced the side of Jesus
|lance that pierced the side of Jesus
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|meč-kladenéc
|meč-kladenéc
меч-кладенец
|меч-кладенец
|magic sword
|magic sword
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|Tevat Noaḥ
|Tevat Noaḥ
<div style="text-align:right">תֵּיבַת נֹחַ</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">תֵּיבַת נֹחַ</div>
 
Κιβωτός του Νώε
Κιβωτός του Νώε


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* Baháʼí Faith
* Baháʼí Faith
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|True Cross
|''True Cross''
|
|real cross that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on
|real cross that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on
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|Xuānyuánjiàn
|Xuānyuánjiàn
軒轅劍
|軒轅劍
|double-edged sword of Huángdì
|double-edged sword of Huángdì
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|Yasakani no Magatama
|Yasakani no Magatama
八尺瓊勾玉、八尺瓊曲玉、八坂瓊曲玉
|八尺瓊勾玉、八尺瓊曲玉、八坂瓊曲玉
|jade; imperial regalia
|jade; imperial regalia
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|Yata no Kagami
|Yata no Kagami
八咫鏡
|八咫鏡
|mirror; imperial regalia
|mirror; imperial regalia
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agimat agimat amulet
  • Philippine folk religion
  • Philippine Christianity
320px-Quiapo_Talismans.jpg
asabikeshiinh asabikeshiinh amulet of protective spiderweb for the children
  • Ojibwe folklore
180px-Atrapasuenos.jpg
aspergillum aspergillum liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water
  • Christianity
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bàozhú 爆竹 firecrackers used to scare off evil spirits at New Year
  • Chinese folk religion
320px-Firecracker_String.jpg
daruma 達磨 talisman that returns to an upright position after being pushed, modeled after Bodhidharma; symbol of perseverance and resilience
  • Zen Buddhism
259px-Koshigaya_Dharma_1.jpg
dharmachakra धर्मचक्र

法輪

ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ་

ธรรมจักร

symbol of Buddhism; originally farming tool and weapon
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
240px-003_Dhammacakka_Wheel_%289140985559%29.jpg
dhvaja ध्वज

རྒྱལ་མཚན

banner made with cloth, stone or metal
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
177px-Dhvaja-PotalaV40%25.jpg
ema 絵馬 wooden plaques for writing wishes
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
320px-TsurugaokaHachimanEma4303.jpg
fúlù 符籙 talismanic slip
  • Daoism
180px-Chinese_talisman_for_protection.jpg
fūrin 風鈴 talisman of wind chimes
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
320px-Wind-chime-M7547.jpg
ghaṇṭā घण्टा

犍稚

དྲིལ་བུ་

bell
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
320px-A_temple_bell.JPG
gorgóneion γοργόνειον amulet showing Gorgon head
  • Greek religion
242px-Gorgoneion_Cdm_Paris_320.jpg
goshikimaku 五色幕 curtains with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas
  • Japanese Buddhism
320px-Hatogaya_Jizo-in_202107b.jpg
gri-gug གྲི་གུག་ ritual flaying knife
  • Vajrayāna
218px-Clevelandart_1978.9.3.jpg
horseshoe talisman; originally used for protecting horse hoofs
  • English folklore
  • Danish folklore
  • Lithuanian folklore
  • Estonian folklore
193px-Horseshoe_lucky_on_door.jpg
ritual scepter; originally used by officials as tablet for recording notes and orders
  • Daoism
  • Shintō
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jangseung 長栍 totem pole
  • Korean shamanism
320px-Korean.Folk.Village-Minsokchon-15.jpg
japamālā, mālā जपमाला, माला

念珠

prayer beads
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
  • Sikhism
320px-Bodhi_seed_mala.jpg
jiǎobēi 筊杯 wooden divination tools to seek divine guidance
  • Chinese folk religion
240px-Bowl_and_jiaobei%2C_Yueh_Hai_Ching_Temple.jpg
jīnchán 金蟾 toad figurine that brings good fortune
  • Chinese folk religion
247px-Moneyfrog.jpg
kagura suzu 神楽鈴 bells on a stuff used in kagura dances
  • Shintō
320px-Suzu_MET_DP353272.jpg
khakkhara खक्खर

錫杖

འཁར་གསིལ

staff
  • Hàn Buddhism
66px-Sendatu01.jpg
khamsa
חמסה
خمسة
amulet against the evil eye
  • esotericism
180px-Khamsa.jpg
'khor lo འཁོར་ལོ། prayer wheel
  • Tibetan Buddhism
320px-Tibetan_monastery_Prayer_Wheel.jpg
khorugv хорѫгꙑ

хоругвь

chorągiew

banner
  • Orthodox Catholic Church
  • Eastern Catholic Churches
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kirpan ਕਿਰਪਾਨ single-edged curved knife that is part of the religious uniform
  • Khalsa Sikhism
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kúpellon κύπελλον

calix

footed cup for ceremonies
  • Christianity
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misbaḥa, subḥa
مِسْبَحَة، سُبْحَة
prayer beads
  • Islam
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maneki-neko 招き猫 cat figurine with a swaying arm that brings good fortune
  • Japanese folklore
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mani མ་ནི། stone plates inscribed with “Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐”
  • Tibetan Buddhism
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mənōrā
‏מְנוֹרָה
symbol of Judaism; seven-branched candelabrum
  • Judaism
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मूर्ति mūrti devotional image
  • Hinduism
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mùyú 木魚

ཤིང་ཉ།

musical instrument of woodblock
  • Mahāyāna
320px-Chapin_Mill_Mokugyu_Drum.JPG
naẓar
‏نَظَر‎
amulet against the evil eye
  • esotericism
320px-Cheshm-Nazar.JPG
nkisi nkisi object that a spirit inhabits
  • Kongo religion
160px-WLA_metmuseum_Power_Figure_Male_Nkisi.jpg
ofuda 御札 talismanic slip
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
180px-Ofuda.jpg
omamori 御守 amulet
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
320px-Variousomamori.jpg
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
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ōnusa, taima 大幣 wooden wand for ritual purification
  • Shintō
135px-Shinto_Onusa.jpeg
ọpọ́n Ifá ọpọ́n Ifá divination tray
  • Yoruba religion
193px-Brooklyn_Museum_75.147.1_Divination_Tray_Opon_Ifa.jpg
ovoo, oboo
ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ

овоо

shrine
  • Mongolian folk religion
320px-Gobi%2C_krajobraz_pustyni_%2814%29.jpg
pātra पात्र

缽多羅

alms bowl
  • Buddhism
180px-Almsbowl.jpg
phrakhrueang พระเครื่อง amulet
  • Thai Buddhism
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puxís πυξίς

pyxis

container to carry the Eucharist
  • Christianity
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qìng musical instrument of an inverted bell
  • Hàn Buddhism
  • Daoism
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rewe, kemukemu rewe, kemukemu sacred altar
  • Mapuche shamanism
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rlung-rta རླུང་རྟ་ prayer flags with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas
  • Tibetan Buddhism
320px-Mountain_Without_Praying_Flag%27s_Like_Fish_Without_Water.jpg
rosarium rosarium prayer beads
  • Christianity
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rúyì 如意 ceremonial scepter (Hàn Buddhism); talisman symbolising power and good fortune (Chinese folklore)
  • Hàn Buddhism
  • Chinese folklore
240px-Pair_of_ruyi_scepters.jpg
senjafuda 千社札 votive sticker with the name of a worshipper on it
  • Shintō
  • Japanese Buddhism
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shide 紙垂 zigzag-shaped paper streamers
  • Shintō
320px-Shinto_Hemp.jpg
shígǎndāng 石敢當 stone tablet with writing “shígǎndāng”, placed at spiritually dangerous places to exorcise evil spirits
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Ryukyuan religion
320px-Kyaingtong_ishiganto.jpg
shimenawa 注連縄 laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification
  • Shintō
320px-Shimenawa_-_Meiji_Shrine.jpg
talít
טַלִּית
prayer shawl
  • Judaism
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tamaguchi 玉串 decorated sakaki-tree branch as an offering
  • Shintō
320px-Tamagushi_on_an_an.jpg
tchitcherik sakwa tchitcherik sakwa statue of ancestors
  • Moba religion
141px-Statues_Tchitcheri_Moba.jpg
teru teru bōzu てるてる坊主 doll that brings sunny weather
  • Japanese folklore
233px-Teruterubouzu.jpg
tfilín
תְּפִלִּין‎ / תְּפִילִּין‎
set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah
  • Judaism
320px-Tefillin%2C_Jerusal%C3%A9n%2C_Israel%2C_2017_03.jpg
turibulum turibulum censer suspended from chains
  • Christianity
192px-Thurifer.JPG
trollkors trollkors amulet
  • Norse religion
218px-Trollcross.jpg
tsitsít
צִיצִית
ࠑࠉࠑࠉࠕ‎
ritual fringes
  • Judaism
180px-Tzitzis_Shot.JPG
tywerenge tywerenge sacred wood or stone
  • Arrernte religion
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rushnyk ручник

рушник

decorative and ritual cloth
  • Slavic folklore
217px-Rushnyk_Ukraine_embroidered_decorative_towels.jpg
vālavyajana वालव्यजन

拂子

fly whisk for ritual purification
  • Chán Buddhism
  • Tibetan Buddhism
  • Daoism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
  • Sikhism
290px-Ritual_Fly_Whisk_LACMA_AC1998.136.1.jpg
vájra वज्र

金剛杵

རྡོ་རྗེ།

ceremonial mace
  • Vajrayāna
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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
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xiānglú 香爐 censer
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Hàn Buddhism
  • Daoism
181px-PaoAnGongCenser.jpg

Specific

object description religion/folklore
Ārōn Hābrīt
אָרוֹן הָבְּרִית‎
wooden chest that contained Tablets of the Law
  • Judaism
Ḏū-l-Faqār
ذُو ٱلْفَقَار
sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib
  • Islam
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
meč-kladenéc меч-кладенец magic sword
  • Russian folklore
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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