Religious symbolism
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Religious symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomena, by a religion. Religions view religious texts, rituals, and works of art as symbols of compelling ideas or ideals. The symbols helps create a reseonant mythos that expresses the moral values of the society, the teachings of the religion, creates a sense of solidarity between religious adherents, or functions as a way to bring an adherent closer to their god or gods.
The study of religious symbolism is either universalist, as a component of comparative religion and mythology, or in localized scope, within the confines of a religion's limits and boundaries.
| Religion or philosophy | Name | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Ayyavazhi
|
Lotus Carrying Namam |  |
| Bahá'í Faith
|
Nine Pointed Star |  |
| Buddhism
|
Wheel of Dharma |  |
| Lotus Flower |  |
|
| Christianity
|
Ichthys (fish) |  |
| Christian cross |  |
|
| Patriarchal cross |  |
|
| Ethnic religions, Polytheistic reconstructionism Paganism, Neopaganism, Wicca |
Hands of God |  |
| Mjolnir (Thor's Hammer) |  |
|
| Pentagram |  |
|
| Sun cross |  |
|
| Gnosticism | Sun cross (also a symbol of neopaganism) | |
| Ouroboros (also a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism) |  |
|
| Humanism | Happy Human | |
| Hinduism
|
Omkar (Aum) |  |
| Lotus Flower | |
|
| Swastika |  |
|
| Islam
|
Kalima/Shahadah |  |
| Star and crescent (Ottoman symbol) |  |
|
| Jainism | Swastika | |
| Judaism
|
Star of David |  |
| Menorah |  |
|
| LaVeyan Satanism | Sigil of Baphomet |  |
| Slavic neopaganism | Hands of God | |
| Pastafarianism | Spaghethys |  |
| Sikhism | Khanda |  |
| Ek Onkar |  |
|
| Shinto | Torii |  |
| Southeastern Ceremonial Complex | Solar cross |  |
| Taoism (Daoism) | Yin and yang (Taiji) |  |
| Thelema | Unicursal Hexagram |  |
| Universal Sufism | "Tughra Inayati" |  |
| Unitarian Universalism | Flaming chalice |  |
| Zoroastrianism | Faravahar |  |
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Religious symbols are symbols that stand for a religion. These are also signs of death,if seen,you know what it means?
