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  2. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Orange, symbolizing enlightenment, is an important color in Buddhism. Color symbolism has changed over time. Between the 5th and 17th centuries, the color was largely related to a religious context.

  3. Buddhist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The five colors (Sanskrit pañcavarṇa – white, green, yellow, blue, red) are supplemented by several other colors including black and orange and gold (which is commonly associated with yellow). They are commonly used for prayer flags as well as for visualizing deities and spiritual energy, construction of mandalas and the painting of ...

  4. Halo (religious iconography) - Wikipedia

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    Different coloured haloes have specific meanings: orange for monks, green for the Buddha and other more elevated beings, [11] and commonly figures have both a halo for the head, and another circular one for the body, the two often intersecting somewhere around the head or neck.

  5. Orange (colour) - Wikipedia

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    Orange is used to symbolically represent the second (Swadhisthana) chakra. [51] In alchemy , orpiment – a contraction of the Latin word for gold (aurum) and colour (pigmentum) – was believed to be a key ingredient in the creation of the Philosopher's Stone .

  6. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    A. Afterlife: (or life after death) A generic term referring to a purported continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. Agnosticism: the view that the existence of God or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Ahimsa: A religious principle of non-violence and respect for all life.

  7. Spiritualism (beliefs) - Wikipedia

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    Spiritualism is a metaphysical belief that the world is made up of at least two fundamental substances, matter and spirit.This very broad metaphysical distinction is further developed into many and various forms by the inclusion of details about what spiritual entities exist such as a soul, the afterlife, spirits of the dead, deities and mediums; as well as details about the nature of the ...

  8. Christingle - Wikipedia

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    An orange, representing the world. A candle pushed into the centre of the orange, then lit, representing Jesus Christ as Light of the World. A red ribbon wrapped around the orange or a paper frill around the candle, representing the blood of Christ.

  9. Color psychology - Wikipedia

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    The diagram matches twelve colors to human occupations or their character traits, grouped in the four temperaments: * choleric (red/orange/yellow): tyrants, heroes, adventurers * sanguine (yellow/green/cyan) hedonists, lovers, poets * phlegmatic (cyan/blue/violet): public speakers, historians * melancholic (violet/magenta/red): philosophers ...

  10. Spirituality - Wikipedia

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    Spirituality can be defined generally as an individual's search for ultimate or sacred meaning, and purpose in life. [15] Additionally it can mean to seek out or search for personal growth, religious experience, belief in a supernatural realm or afterlife, or to make sense of one's own "inner dimension".

  11. Symbols of Islam - Wikipedia

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    Green – The silk and pillows of Jannah are believed to be green. [4] [5] Muhammad's favorite color was green. [6] White – Considered the purest and cleanest color in Islam and the color of the flag of Muḥammad, the Young Eagle. [7] [8] Black – The color of Jahannam as well as the color of the Black Standard. [9] [10]