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Trisula symbol

Trisula symbol

Trisula symbol - Trisula - a trident, a religious symbol in Hinduism, one of the most important attributes of the god Shiva - one of the most important gods in Hinduism (together with Brahma and Vishnu forms a kind of Hindu trinity)

There are many other gods and deities who wield the weapons of trisula. (like Poseidon)

These three points (the protruding handles of the trident) have different meanings depending on interpretation and history.

The coat of arms of this sign can mean:

  • creation
  • maintaining
  • destruction

or

  • past
  • present
  • future

They can also represent:

  • Physical world
  • ancestral world (representing a culture drawn from the past)
  • the world of mind (representing the processes of feelings and actions