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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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| aspergillum
aspergillum |
liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water |
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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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| ध्वज
dhvaja 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 | 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 to seek divine guidance |
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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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symbol of Judaism; seven-branched candelabrum |
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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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| naẓar
نَظَر
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amulet against the evil eye |
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| 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 |
inverted bell as a musical instrument |
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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 | description | religion/folklore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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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