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  2. Buddhist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The earliest Buddhist art is from the Mauryan era (322 BCE – 184 BCE), there is little archeological evidence for pre-Mauryan period symbolism. [6] Early Buddhist art (circa 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE) is commonly (but not exclusively) aniconic (i.e. lacking an anthropomorphic image), and instead used various symbols to depict the Buddha.

  3. Category:Buddhist symbols - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Buddhist symbols" This category contains only the following file. Pairgoldenfishes.svg 368 × 476; 227 KB

  4. Dharmachakra - Wikipedia

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    A very similar wheel symbol also appears in the flag of the Romani people, hinting to their nomadic history. In non-Buddhist cultural contexts, an eight-spoked wheel resembles a traditional ship's wheel. As a nautical emblem, this image is a common sailor tattoo, which may be misidentified as a dharmachakra or vice versa.

  5. Three Jewels and Three Roots - Wikipedia

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    Although the names are different, these three do not in any way differ from the Three Jewels. The Guru is the Budha [ sic ], the Yidam is the Dharma, and the Dakinis and Protectors are the Saṅgha. And on the innermost level, the dharmakāya is the Buddha, the saṃbhogakāya is the Dharma, and the nirmāṇakāya is the Saṅgha.

  6. Glossary of Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    dhamma name/dharma name A Dharma name or Dhamma name is a new name traditionally bestowed by a Buddhist monastic, given to newly ordained monks, nuns, and laity during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation ritual in Mahayana Buddhism and monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism (where it may also be called a Sangha name). Dhamma names are ...

  7. Vajra - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhism, the vajra (Standard Tibetan: dorje) is the symbol of Vajrayana, one of the three major schools of Buddhism. Vajrayana is translated as "Thunderbolt Way" [17] or "Diamond Way" and can imply the thunderbolt experience of Buddhist enlightenment or bodhi. It also implies indestructibility, [18] just as diamonds are harder than other ...

  8. Ashtamangala - Wikipedia

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    Four auspicious symbols. Mandi. Auspicious symbols. Mandi. The dhvaja (Sanskrit; Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མཚན་, THL: gyeltsen) "banner, flag" was a military standard of ancient Indian warfare. The symbol represents the Buddha's victory over the four māras, or hindrances in the path of enlightenment. These hindrances are pride, desire ...

  9. Outline of Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    Dharmacakra, symbol of the Dharma, the Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment. Buddhism (Pali and Sanskrit: बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, "the awakened one".