Buddhist religious objects

thumb|Buddha Vairocana, the “Resplendent One”. Pigments on cloth, 14th century thumb|Thangka depicting Vajrabhairava, c. 1740 thumb|A large thangka hung on a Thangka wall|special wall at [[Gyantse in Tibet in 1938]]

devotional tool in Buddhism

thumb|right|300px|Buddha relics from Kanishka the Great's [[stupa in Peshawar, Pakistan, now in Mandalay, Burma. Teresa Merrigan, 2005]] Śarīra is a generic term referring to Buddhist relics, although in common usage it usually refers to pearl or crystal-like bead-shaped objects that are found among the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters. Relics of the Buddha after cremation are termed dhātu in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta. Śarīra are held to emanate or incite adhiṣṭhāna(blessings) within the mindstream and experience of those connected to them. Sarira are also believed to ward off evil

Japanese doll

thumb|upright=0.6|A study-dedicated . The logo above denotes a Shinto shrine dedicated to the Tenjin.

Buddhist prayer stone

thumb|Shwedagon Pagoda, the oldest Pagoda in Myanmar, is an example of a Cetiya (စေတီ) Cetiya, "reminders" or "memorials" (Sanskrit caitya), are objects and places used by Buddhists to remember Gautama Buddha. According to Damrong Rajanubhab, four kinds are distinguished in the Pāli Canon: "Relic [Dhatu], Memorial [Paribhoga], Teaching [Dhamma], and votive [Udesaka]." Griswold, in contrast, states that three are traditional and the fourth, the Buddha Dhamma, was added later to remind monks that the true memory of Gautama Buddha can be found in his teachings. While these can be broadly called B

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tibetan clay votive plaques

right|thumb|300px| pasted on a shrine gate in Gifu, Gifu|Gifu