The book of talismans, amulets and zodiacal gems : with coloured frontispiece and ten plates (1914)
Pavitt, William Thomas, Pavitt, Kate, author · Philadelphia : David McKay · leaf 70
late II),which include the Buddhist Law, and is thus wornby the Thibetans to bring material gain, wealth,and good luck; in this form it is painted on luck-bringing flags, which are hung from the ridges ofthe houses and in the vicinity of dwellings. Theall-potent horse-shoe is not used by the… … CHINESE AND JAPANESE TALISMANS.Plate 3. To face page 40. CHINESE TALISMANS 41 suspended from the outer angles, and a trident fromthe centre of the base ; on the triangles luckycharacters frequently appear (see IllustrationNo. 39, Plate III). This is undoubtedly an im-ported Hindu Talisman of Siva,…
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