Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism . sw lantra. The circle represents the world, in which the livingexist; the triangle pointing upwards shows the male creator;and the triangle with the apex downwards the female; dis-tinct, yet united. These have a world within themselves, inwhich the male is uppermost. In the central circle the imageto be worshipped is placed. When used, the figure is placedon the ground, with Brahma to the east, and Laksmi to the. 40 west. Then a relic of any saint, or image of Buddha, like amodern papal crucifix, is added, and the shrine for worship iscomplete. It
Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism . sw lantra. The circle represents the world, in which the livingexist; the triangle pointing upwards shows the male creator;and the triangle with the apex downwards the female; dis-tinct, yet united. These have a world within themselves, inwhich the male is uppermost. In the central circle the imageto be worshipped is placed. When used, the figure is placedon the ground, with Brahma to the east, and Laksmi to the. 40 west. Then a relic of any saint, or image of Buddha, like amodern papal crucifix, is added, and the shrine for worship iscomplete. It has now been adopted in Christian churchesand Freemasons lodges. It will be noticed that the male emblem points to therising sun, and the female triangle points to the setting sun,when the earth seems to receive the god into her couch. Figure 34 is a very ancient Hindoo emblem, whose realsignification I am unable to divine. It is used in calcula-tion ; it forms the basis of some game, andit is a sign of vast import in sacti coin, bearing this figure upon it, andhaving a central cavity with the Etruscanletters SUPEN placed one between each twoof the angles, was found in a fictile urn,Figure 34. at VolaterrsB, and is depicted in FabrettisItalian Glossary, plate xxvi., fig. 358, bis a. As the coin isround, the reader will see that these letters may be read asSupen, Upens, Pensu, Ensup, or Nsupe. A search throughFabrettis Lexicon affords no clu
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