Index
Symbols
Signs, glyphs, and figures — what a tradition recognizes itself by.
- Ensō
A circle drawn in one or two strokes of black ink — the Zen mark of the moment the mind is undivided and the brush goes where it will.
- Om
The primordial syllable of the Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh traditions — the sound held to be the vibration of the universe itself.
- The Cross
The instrument of Roman execution on which Jesus of Nazareth died — taken by his followers as the sign of God's presence in suffering and the seal of the Christian faith.