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| Beings | Concepts | Events | Figures | Locations | Objects | Practices |
Generic
| object in Latin script | 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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| aspergillum | aspergillum | liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water |
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| bàozhú | 爆竹 | firecrackers used to scare off evil spirits at New Year |
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| crux | crux | representation of the crucifixion of Yēšū́aʿ; symbol of Christianity |
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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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| dhvaja | ध्वज
幢 རྒྱལ་མཚན |
banner made with cloth, stone or metal |
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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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| goshikimaku | 五色幕 | curtains with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas |
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| gri-gug | གྲི་གུག་ | ritual flaying knife |
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| horseshoe | horseshoe | talisman; originally used for protecting horse hoofs |
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| hù | 笏 | ritual scepter; originally used by officials as tablet for recording notes and orders |
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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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| jiǎobēi | 筊杯 | wooden divination tools |
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| jīnchán | 金蟾 | toad figurine that brings good fortune |
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| kagura suzu | 神楽鈴 | bells on a stuff used in kagura dances |
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| khakkhara | खक्खर
錫杖 འཁར་གསིལ |
staff |
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| khamsa | חמסה
خمسة
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amulet against the evil eye |
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| 'khor lo | འཁོར་ལོ། | prayer wheel |
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| khorugv | хорѫгꙑ
хоругвь chorągiew |
banner |
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| kirpan | ਕਿਰਪਾਨ | single-edged curved knife that is part of the religious uniform |
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| kúpellon | κύπελλον
calix |
footed cup for ceremonies |
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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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| mani | མ་ནི། | stone plates inscribed with “Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐” |
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| mənōrā | מְנוֹרָה
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seven-branched candelabrum; symbol of Judaism |
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| मूर्ति | mūrti | devotional image |
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| mùyú | 木魚
ཤིང་ཉ། |
musical instrument of woodblock |
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| Mjǫllnir | Mjǫllnir | hammer of Þórr |
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| naẓar | نَظَر
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amulet against the evil eye |
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| nkisi | nkisi | object that a spirit inhabits |
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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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| ọpọ́n Ifá | ọpọ́n Ifá | divination tray |
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| ovoo, oboo | ᠣᠪᠤᠭᠠ
овоо |
shrine |
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| pātra | पात्र
缽多羅 |
alms bowl |
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| phrakhrueang | พระเครื่อง | amulet |
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| puxís | πυξίς
pyxis |
container to carry the Eucharist |
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| qìng | 磬 | musical instrument of an inverted bell |
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| rewe, kemukemu | rewe, kemukemu | sacred altar |
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| rlung-rta | རླུང་རྟ་ | prayer flags with five colours representing the Five Tathāgatas |
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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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| senjafuda | 千社札 | votive sticker with the name of a worshipper on it |
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| shide | 紙垂 | zigzag-shaped paper streamers |
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| shígǎndāng | 石敢當 | stone tablet with writing “shígǎndāng”, placed at spiritually dangerous places to exorcise evil spirits |
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| shimenawa | 注連縄 | laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification |
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| talít | טַלִּית
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prayer shawl |
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| tamaguchi | 玉串 | decorated sakaki-tree branch as an offering |
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| tchitcherik sakwa | tchitcherik sakwa | statue of ancestors |
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| teru teru bōzu | てるてる坊主 | doll that brings sunny weather |
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| tfilín | תְּפִלִּין / תְּפִילִּין
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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 | censer suspended from chains |
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| trollkors | trollkors | amulet |
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| tsitsít | צִיצִית
ࠑࠉࠑࠉࠕ
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ritual fringes |
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| tywerenge | tywerenge | sacred wood or stone |
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| rushnyk | ручник
рушник |
decorative and ritual cloth |
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| vālavyajana | वालव्यजन
拂子 |
fly whisk for ritual purification |
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| vájra | वज्र
金剛杵 རྡོ་རྗེ། |
ceremonial mace |
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| wǔgòngjù | 五供具 | a censer, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks, used at an offering |
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| xiānglú | 香爐 | censer |
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Specific
| object in Latin script | 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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| Ḏū-l-Faqār | ذُو ٱلْفَقَار
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sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib |
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| Excalibur | 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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| meč-kladenéc | меч-кладенец | magic sword |
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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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