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The endless knot or eternal knot is a symbolic knot and one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols. It is an important symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. It is an important cultural marker in places significantly influenced by Tibetan Buddhism such as Tibet, Mongolia, Tuva, Kalmykia, and Buryatia. It is also found in Celtic, Kazakh and Chinese ...
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Early Arab swords were all straight and mostly double edged (similar to European arming swords blades). Although Turko-Mongol sabres have been found among a Turkic slave of the Samanid Empire, straight swords continued to be more popular outside of certain groups (such as the Seljuks) as that was the traditional style of sword the Muhammad wore. [8]
Cruel Mistress was allegedly imbued with Scandinavian runic in a violent kabjā, making them tinīharūlā'ī ākāśīya, vā plānara banā'um̐dai (Celestial, plane-touched), similar to that of the Subtle Knife of Phillip Pullman, enscribed in the handle of the ceremonial blades, and as holding with tradition of Japanese katanas.
The phurba (Tibetan: ཕུར་པ or ཕུར་བ, Wylie: phur pa or phur ba; alternate transliterations: phurpa, phurbu, purbha, or phurpu) [needs IPA] or kīla (Sanskrit Devanagari: कील; IAST: kīla) is a three-sided peg, stake, knife, or nail-like ritual implement deeply rooted in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Bön traditions.
Tsuur (Mongolian: ᠴᠤᠭᠤᠷ /цуур) - end blown flute without mouthpiece, mostly made from light wood, like bamboo, other materials: Buree class (Mongolian: "бүрээ") - clarinet style of blown instruments Ever Buree - (Mongolian: "эвэр бүрээ") - horn-shaped clarinet
The shashka or shasqua (Adyghe: сэшхуэ, – long-knife; Russian: шашка) is a kind of North Caucasian sabre; a single-edged, single-handed, and guardless sabre. The comparatively gentle curve of a shashka blade puts the weapon midway between a typically curved sabre and a straight sword, effective for both cutting and thrusting.
Tumi (Quechua for 'Knife', variants: 'Tome', 'Tume'), is a generic term encompassing the many kinds of sharp tools utilized in pre- and post-colonial eras of the Central Andes region, Tumis were employed for a diverse set of purposes such as kitchen knives, agricultural tools, warrior or hunting secondary weapons, sacrificial knives, barber ...