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Buddhist symbolism is the use of symbols (Sanskrit: pratīka) to represent certain aspects of the Buddha's Dharma (teaching). Early Buddhist symbols which remain important today include the Dharma wheel, the Indian lotus, the three jewels and the Bodhi tree. Buddhism symbolism is intended to represent the key values of the Buddhist faith.
Garuda ( Sanskrit: गरुड, romanized : Garuḍa; Pali: गरुळ, romanized: Garuḷa; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ, IAST: Garuḷa) is a Hindu deity who is primarily depicted as the mount ( vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu. This divine creature is mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. [1] [5] [6] Garuda is also the half ...
Appearance. A list of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs, including decorative ornaments, patterns, auspicious symbols, and iconography elements, used in Chinese visual arts, sorted in different theme categories. Chinese symbols and motifs are more than decorative designs as they also hold symbolic but hidden meanings which have been used ...
Easter egg - associated with Easter, as a symbol of new life. [10] [11] Fanesca - Soup eaten during Holy Week in Ecuador. It contains twelve types of beans representing the Apostles and salt cod representing Jesus Christ. [12] Figs - Figs in the Bible are used prominently as symbols.
For Dubois, hawks symbolize the ability to rise above our earthly realm and view life from a higher vantage point: "Hawks soar far above and take in the whole landscape from above. They have great ...
In Taoism, the Four Symbols have been assigned human identities and names. The Azure Dragon is named Meng Zhang ( 孟章 ), the Vermilion Bird is called Ling Guang ( 陵光 ), the White Tiger Jian Bing ( 監兵 ), and the Black Tortoise Zhi Ming ( 執明 ). Its Japanese equivalent, in corresponding order: Seiryū (east), Suzaku (south), Byakko ...
In Christian iconography plants appear mainly as attributes on the pictures of Christ or the Virgin Mary. Christological plants are among others the vine, the columbine, the carnation and the flowering cross, which grows out of an acanthus plant surrounded by tendrils. Mariological symbols include the rose, lily, olive, cedar, cypress and palm.
Li Tieguai (Chinese: 李鐵拐; lit. 'Iron Crutch Li') is a figure in Chinese folklore and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. He is sometimes described as irascible and ill-tempered, but also benevolent to the poor, sick and the needy, whose suffering he alleviates with special medicine from his bottle gourd.