Hitchhiker's Guide to Religion
Cross-tradition iconography

Sacred Symbols

Shared, borrowed, and contested across traditions.
The same image — different keys.

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A

Adinkra
The All-Seeing Eye
Christian Catholic Masonic
The Anchor
Christian Catholic Masonic

B

The Bell
Christian Jewish Hindu
Bread & Wine
Christian Catholic Jewish

C

The Compass
The Cross
The Crown
Christian Catholic Masonic

D

The Dove
Christian Catholic Jewish

E

The Egg
Hindu Egyptian
The Eye
Egyptian Hindu Buddhist

F

Fire / Flame
Zoroastrian Christian Hindu
The Fish
Christian Hindu Buddhist

H

The Hamsa
Jewish Islamic Esoteric
The Hanukkiah vs. Menorah
The Hexagram
Jewish Masonic Christian

I

IHS / Chi-Rho

K

The Key
Christian Catholic Masonic

L

The Ladder
Buddhist Jain Masonic
The Lamb
Jewish Christian Catholic
The Lotus
Egyptian Hindu Buddhist

M

The Menorah
Jewish Christian
The Moon / Crescent
Mesopotamian Hindu Islamic
The Mountain
Christian Greek Hindu

O

Oil / Anointing
Christian Catholic Jewish

P

The Pentagram
Pillars: Jachin
Jewish Masonic Esoteric

R

The Rainbow
Christian Catholic Jewish
The River
Hindu Egyptian Greek

S

The Sacred Heart
The Serpent
Jewish Gnostic Esoteric
The Skull
Christian Catholic Masonic
The Sun
Egyptian Hindu Aztec
The Sword / Blade
Christian Japanese Celtic

T

The Tree of Life
Christian Masonic Esoteric
The Triangle
Masonic Esoteric

V

The Veil / Curtain
Christian Catholic Jewish

W

Water / Baptism
Christian Catholic Jewish
The Wheel
Buddhist Hindu Taoist