MAIN RITUAL AND TANTRIC IMPLEMENTS The vajra The bell The crossed-vajra The swastika SYMBOLIC EMBLEMS AND OFFERINGS 49 The three jewels The three victorious creatures of harmony The four friends or harmonious brothers The six symbols of long life The emblem of the three great bodhisattvas The seven water bowl offerings The wheel and deer emblemĪNIMALS AND MYTHICAL CREATURES 60 The elephant The deer The lion and snow-lion The tiger The horse and wind-horse The four supernatural creatures of the four directions The dragon The naga The garuda The water-monster or makara The kirtimukha or face of majestyĬOSMOLOGICAL SYMBOLS The sun and moon The five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space Mount Meru The mandala offering The Seven Jewel Insignia of the Chakravartin The unicorn or rhinoceros horn The elephant’s tusks The queen’s earrings The minister’s earrings The general’s insignia The triple-eyed gem The coral branch
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The Seven Secondary Possessions of the Chakravartin or the Seven Auxiliary Jewels 42 The sword The naga skin The royal house The robes The royal gardens The throne The boots The Seven Possessions of the Chakravartin or the Seven Precious Jewels 37 The precious wheel The precious jewel The precious queen The precious minister The precious elephant The precious horse The precious general THE FIVE ATTRIBUTES OF SENSORY ENJOYMENT Sight or form Sound Smell Taste Touch THE EIGHT AUSPICIOUS SUBSTANCES The mirror The precious medicine The curds or yogurt The durva grass The bilva fruit The right-turning conch shell The vermilion powder The mustard seed THE EIGHT AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS The parasol The golden fishes The treasure vase The lotus The right-turning conch shell The endless or glorious knot The victory banner The wheel The handbook of Tibetan Buddhist symbols / Written and illustrated by Robert Beer. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beer, Robert.
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