Religious symbols - Topics

Why Orthodox men strap on tefillin for weekday morning prayer Why Tibetan practice uses prayer wheels and prayer flags Why Zoroastrians pray facing light rather than a person What the sudreh and kusti are worn for The swastika's long pre-Nazi history in Hindu and Buddhist art What the Faravahar symbol stands for Prayer beads in several traditions compared What the five Ks are and why each one is worn Torii gates mark where ordinary ground ends What the khanda combines and where each part comes from Why the dharma wheel has eight spokes Wearing a cross as jewelry rather than devotion What belongs in a list of religious symbols and what usually gets left out? What the taiji symbol is meant to convey Photography rules inside mosques and temples The evil eye and hamsa across Mediterranean traditions Replicas and prints of famous icons and whether holiness transfers Can a state keep religious symbols out of public school classrooms The om symbol and how it is used inside and outside temples The ichthys and how early Christians used a fish Religious symbols on national flags and what they claim Rules about depicting or tattooing sacred symbols When a country bans a religious symbol outright Crucifix and plain cross carry different emphasis in worship Why the star and crescent became associated with Islam Kippah and tilaka: visible markers on the body