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Bamboo
Bamboo's long life makes it a Chinese symbol of uprightness and an Indian symbol of friendship. The rarity of its blossoming has led to the flowers' being regarded as a…
Posted inSupernatural Objects
Offering Bowls
Offering bowls have been used my many cultures throughout history. The one thing they have in common is that they were used to make offerings to their relative gods /…
Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Siddhattha Gotama, Shakyamuni, Sakkamuni and The Buddha, was an ascetic and spiritual teacher of ancient India who lived during the 6th or 5th…
Luohans
Luohans or the Eighteen Arhats are depicted in Chinese Buddhism as the original followers of Gautama Buddha (arhat) who have followed the Noble Eightfold Path and attained the four stages…
