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| Beings | Concepts | Events | Figures | Locations | Objects | Practices |
Generic
| object | description | religion/folklore | image |
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| agimat
agimat |
amulet |
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| asabikeshiinh
asabikeshiinh |
amulet of protective spiderweb for the children |
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| daruma
達磨 |
talisman that returns to an upright position after being pushed, modeled after Bodhidharma; symbol of perseverance and resilience |
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| dharmachakra
धर्मचक्र 法輪 ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ་ ธรรมจักร |
symbol of Buddhism; originally farming tool and weapon |
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| ema
絵馬 |
wooden plaques for writing wishes |
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| fúlù
符籙 |
talismanic slip |
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| fūrin
風鈴 |
talisman of wind chimes |
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| ghaṇṭā
घण्टा 犍稚 དྲིལ་བུ་ |
bell |
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| gorgóneion
γοργόνειον |
amulet showing Gorgon head |
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| gri-gug
གྲི་གུག་ |
ritual flaying knife |
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| horseshoe | talisman; originally used for protecting horse hoofs |
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| jangseung
長栍 |
totem pole |
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| japamālā, mālā
जपमाला, माला 念珠 |
prayer beads |
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| kagura suzu
神楽鈴 |
bells on a stuff used in kagura dances |
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| khamsa
חמסה
خمسة
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amulet against the evil eye |
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| misbaḥa, subḥa
مِسْبَحَة، سُبْحَة
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prayer beads |
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| maneki-neko
招き猫 |
cat figurine with a swaying arm that brings good fortune |
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| मूर्ति
mūrti |
devotional image |
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| naẓar
نَظَر
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amulet against the evil eye |
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| ofuda
御札 |
talismanic slip |
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| omamori
御守 |
amulet |
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| 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 |
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| ōnusa, taima
大幣 |
wooden wand for ritual purification |
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| ovoo, oboo
ᠣᠪᠤᠭᠠ
овоо |
shrine |
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| phrakhrueang
พระเครื่อง |
amulet |
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| rosarium
rosarium |
prayer beads |
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| rúyì
如意 |
ceremonial scepter (Hàn Buddhism); talisman symbolising power and good fortune (Chinese folklore) |
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| teru teru bōzu
てるてる坊主 |
doll that brings sunny weather |
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| trollkors
trollkors |
amulet |
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| tsitsít
צִיצִית
ࠑࠉࠑࠉࠕ
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ritual fringes |
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| vájra
वज्र 金剛杵 རྡོ་རྗེ། |
ceremonial mace |
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| ọpọ́n Ifá
ọpọ́n Ifá |
divination tray |
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Specific
| object | description | religion/folklore |
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| Ārōn Hābrīt
אָרוֹן הָבְּרִית
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wooden chest that contained Tablets of the Law |
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| Excalibur | sword of King Arthur |
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| Hama Yumi
破魔弓 |
sacred bow |
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| Kusanagi no Tsurugi, Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi
草薙劍、天叢雲剣 |
double-edged sword; imperial regalia |
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| Lance of Longinus | lance that pierced the side of Jesus |
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| Tevat Noaḥ
תֵּיבַת נֹחַ
Κιβωτός του Νώε Arca Noë سَفِينَةُ نُوحٍ
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boat where Noah, his family and selected creatures survived a global flood |
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| True Cross | real cross that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on |
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| Xuānyuánjiàn
軒轅劍 |
double-edged sword of Huángdì |
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| Yasakani no Magatama
八尺瓊勾玉、八尺瓊曲玉、八坂瓊曲玉 |
jade; imperial regalia |
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| Yata no Kagami
八咫鏡 |
mirror; imperial regalia |
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