Religious symbols

thumb|A Greece|Greek cross (all arms of equal length) above a [[saltire, a cross whose limbs are slanted]]

thumb|The swastika is a symbol with many styles and meanings and has been used in many cultures and religions around the world for millennia. thumb|The Cultural appropriation|appropriation of the swastika by the [[Nazi Party (1920–1945) is the most recognisable modern usage of the symbol in the Western world.]]

concept of dualism and complementarity in Chinese philosophy, cosmology, traditional medicine, fengshui, and protoscience, opposing “yang“ (for solar, masculine, active, warm) with “yin“ (for lunar, feminine, passive, cool)

thumb|upright=0.5|The ankh has a T-shape topped by a droplet-shaped loop. The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol used to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself.

upright=1.35|thumb|Thangka painting of Manjuvajra mandala upright=1.35|thumb|The Womb Realm mandala. The center square represents the young stage of Vairocana. He is surrounded by eight Buddhas and [[bodhisattvas (clockwise from top: Ratnasambhava, Samantabhadra, Saṅkusumitarāja, Manjushri, Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, Amoghasiddhi and Maitreya)]]

thumb|upright=1.2|Pentagram A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, or star pentagon) is a regular five-pointed star polygon, formed from the diagonal line segments of a convex (or simple, or non-self-intersecting) regular pentagon. Drawing a circle around the five points creates a similar symbol referred to as the pentacle, which is used widely by Wiccans and in paganism, or as a sign of life and connections, but there is also a inverted version.

thumb|A silver-gilded Thor|Thor's hammer found in [[Scania, Sweden, that once belonged to the collection of Baron Claes Kurck.]]

thumb|Sri Yantra by [[Harish Johari using traditional colors]] thumb|Unalome is the sacred Yantra used widely in Southeast Asian Buddhism

thumb|The torii at Itsukushima Shrine

symbol in heraldry and vexillology

word square containing a five-word Latin palindrome

thumb|17th century Central Tibetan [[thanka of Guhyasamaja Akshobhyavajra, Rubin Museum of Art]] thumb|upright|Images of Mary, mother of Jesus, are often surrounded by an aureole, as in this image of [[Our Lady of Guadalupe.]] thumb|right|Resurrection of Christ, fresco in [[Chora Church, Istanbul]]

globular object sometimes topped with a cross; Christian symbol of authority

use of symbols, such as the ichthys by Christianity

world center in some religions or philosophies; connection between Heaven and Earth

right|thumb|Interlaced triquetra which is a trefoil knot The triquetra ( ; from the Latin adjective triquetrus "three-cornered") is a triangular figure composed of three interlaced arcs, or (equivalently) three overlapping vesicae piscis lens shapes. It is used as an ornamental design in architecture, and in medieval manuscript illumination (particularly in the Insular tradition). Its depiction as interlaced is common in Insular ornaments from about the 7th century. In this interpretation, the triquetra represents the topologically simplest possible knot. thumb|Comparison of associated Reuleau

thumb|Valknut variations.On the left :wikt:unicursal|unicursal trefoil forms; on the right tricursal linked triangle forms.

attributes, symbols, and iconography of Christian saints

thumb|Pentagram, a common symbol on a pentacle A pentacle (also spelled and pronounced as pantacle in Thelema, following Aleister Crowley, though that spelling ultimately derived from Éliphas Lévi) is a talisman that is used in magical evocation, and is usually made of parchment, paper, cloth, or metal (although it can be of other materials), upon which a magical design is drawn. Symbols may also be included (sometimes on the reverse), a common one being the six-point form of the Seal of Solomon.

thumb|Shtatol in a museum in Mordovia A shtatol, also called an Erzyan shtatol (), is a wax candle supported by an ornamented wooden vessel, used in traditional Erzya rituals (erzja Ineškipazněń Kemema).

A veve (also spelled vèvè or vevè) is a religious symbol commonly used in different branches of Vodun throughout the African diaspora, such as Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo. The veve acts as a "beacon" for the lwa, and will serve as a lwas representation during rituals.

deity

signs ans symbols denoting various astrological concepts

symbol of victory, triumph, peace and eternal life

icon representing a particular religion

Religious symbols in Buddhism

symbol of the Sumerian goddess Inanna

literary work

thumb|An auseklis star in the colors of the Flag of Latvia|Latvian flag. Pins and flag tops featuring similar designs were widespread during the [[Singing Revolution.]]

symbol

French law

anthropomorph symbol present on archaeological remains of the Carthaginian civilization

In Ainu culture, ' or ' ( or ) is a ritual wood-shaving stick used in prayers to the spiritual world. They were used in most Ainu religious rituals and were also frequently made to request assistance for hunting and childbirth. Some can be used multiple times, while others are destroyed immediately after one use. Their size and the direction in which they are shaved depends on which (spiritual being) it is offered to and what is being requested.

variation or parody of the Christian ichthys symbol

Cruciform describes objects resembling a common cross or Christian cross. These include architectural shapes, biology, art, and design.

eight-arrowed symbol originally devised by Michael Moorcock

type of Asmat ritual artefact

book without words and with colour pages by Charles Spurgeon

Carved rooftop structure on Kanak houses in New Caledonia

A cosmogram depicts a cosmology in a flat geometric form. They are used for various purposes: meditational, inspirational and to depict structure – real or imagined – of the earth or universe.