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 | | A SHORT LIST OF COMMON SYMBOLS USED IN TIBETAN ART: Buddhist symbology extends beyond the deities and their gestures and poses to objects, implements, creatures, and decorative elements depicted in Buddhist paintings. |
 | | The Four Portals or Doors: Above these T-shaped doors stands a torana (arch), on which rests a golden disk, symbol of the Buddha's teaching, known as turning the wheel of the law. |
 | | Vajra Chopper (sometimes shown with a skull bowl): This symbolizes the sharp edge of wisdom, which chops up spiritual and intellectual defects, such as pride, envy, etc., as well as misperceptions that block the realization of emptiness. |
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