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= Religious symbols = '''Religious symbols''' are visual signs, emblems, and sacred motifs used by religions, spiritual traditions, philosophical systems, and modern theistic movements. This page serves as a master index for symbol pages on Wikitheism. It organizes symbols in three main ways: * by '''individual symbol''' * by '''shape family''' * by '''type or tradition family''' It also includes a full set of '''shape-and-type combination pages''' so the collection can be expanded one section at a time. == Starter set: first 20 simple religious symbols == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Symbol ! Primary traditions ! Shape family ! Type family ! Notes |- | [[Cross]] | Christianity | [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms|Cross and intersecting arms]] | [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] | One of the most widely recognized Christian symbols. |- | [[Crucifix]] | Christianity | [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms|Cross and intersecting arms]] | [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] | A cross bearing the figure of Jesus. |- | [[Ichthys]] | Christianity | [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree|Plant and tree]] | [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] | The Jesus fish symbol. |- | [[Star of David]] | Judaism | [[Religious symbols/Star|Star]] | [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] | A six-pointed star associated with Jewish identity. |- | [[Menorah]] | Judaism | [[Religious symbols/Flame and light|Flame and light]] | [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] | Seven-branched lampstand of ancient Israel. |- | [[Crescent]] | Islam, wider sacred symbolism | [[Religious symbols/Crescent|Crescent]] | [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] | A lunar symbol used in many religious contexts. |- | [[Crescent and star]] | Islam | [[Religious symbols/Crescent|Crescent]] | [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] | Commonly associated with Islamic civilization. |- | [[Om]] | Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism | [[Religious symbols/Spiral|Spiral]] | [[Religious symbols/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] | Sacred syllable and sound-symbol. |- | [[Dharma wheel]] | Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism | [[Religious symbols/Wheel|Wheel]] | [[Religious symbols/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] | Symbol of law, path, and teaching. |- | [[Lotus (symbol)|Lotus]] | Hinduism, Buddhism | [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree|Plant and tree]] | [[Religious symbols/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] | Symbol of purity, awakening, and transcendence. |- | [[Endless knot]] | Buddhism | [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond|Square and diamond]] | [[Religious symbols/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] | A symbol of interconnection and eternity. |- | [[Khanda]] | Sikhism | [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms|Cross and intersecting arms]] | [[Religious symbols/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] | Primary emblem of Sikh identity. |- | [[Ahimsa hand]] | Jainism | [[Religious symbols/Hand|Hand]] | [[Religious symbols/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] | Symbol of nonviolence and compassion. |- | [[Torii]] | Shinto | [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond|Square and diamond]] | [[Religious symbols/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] | Sacred gateway symbol of Shinto shrines. |- | [[Taijitu]] | Taoism | [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc|Circle and disc]] | [[Religious symbols/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] | Yin-yang symbol of dynamic balance. |- | [[Ankh]] | Ancient Egyptian religion, esoteric traditions | [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms|Cross and intersecting arms]] | [[Religious symbols/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] | Symbol of life and immortality. |- | [[Faravahar]] | Zoroastrianism | [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree|Plant and tree]] | [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] | Winged figure associated with Zoroastrian identity. |- | [[Pentacle]] | Wicca, paganism, esotericism | [[Religious symbols/Star|Star]] | [[Religious symbols/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] | Five-pointed star often enclosed in a circle. |- | [[Triple spiral]] | Celtic religion, modern paganism | [[Religious symbols/Spiral|Spiral]] | [[Religious symbols/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] | Also known as a triskele or triple spiral motif. |- | [[Nine-pointed star]] | Baha'i Faith, universal symbolism | [[Religious symbols/Star|Star]] | [[Religious symbols/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] | Often associated with unity and completeness. |} == Browse by shape == * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral]] * [[Religious symbols/Star]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree]] == Browse by type == * [[Religious symbols/Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Universal and interfaith symbols]] == Shape and type combinations == === Circle and disc === * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Circle and disc/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Cross and intersecting arms === * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Cross and intersecting arms/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Crescent === * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Crescent/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Spiral === * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Spiral/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Star === * [[Religious symbols/Star/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Star/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Triangle === * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Triangle/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Square and diamond === * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Square and diamond/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Wheel === * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Wheel/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Flame and light === * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Flame and light/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Hand === * [[Religious symbols/Hand/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Hand/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Eye === * [[Religious symbols/Eye/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Eye/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] === Plant and tree === * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/Abrahamic traditions|Abrahamic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/Dharmic traditions|Dharmic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/East Asian traditions|East Asian traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/Pagan and polytheist traditions|Pagan and polytheist traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/African and Afro-diasporic traditions|African and Afro-diasporic traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/Indigenous and folk traditions|Indigenous and folk traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/Esoteric and mystical traditions|Esoteric and mystical traditions]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/New religious movements|New religious movements]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/Modern conceptual theisms|Modern conceptual theisms]] * [[Religious symbols/Plant and tree/Universal and interfaith symbols|Universal and interfaith symbols]] == Suggested expansion workflow == # Create or expand one '''shape-and-type combination page''' at a time. # Add the relevant symbol entries to that page. # Make sure each symbol also appears on its '''individual symbol page'''. # Link symbols back to both their '''shape family''' page and '''type family''' page. # Add images or SVG files where available. == See also == * [[Religion]] * [[Theism]] * [[Sacred geometry]] * [[Religious art]] * [[Iconography]] * [[List of religions and worldviews]] * [[Philosophy of religion]] [[Category:Symbols]] [[Category:Religious symbols]] 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