Trisula

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A trident, seen as a religious symbol of Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism

    "It may be wondered, at first sight, that the innumerable texts left by Buddhism give us no positive information with regard to the meaning and origin of the trisula."

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"It may be wondered, at first sight, that the innumerable texts left by Buddhism give us no positive information with regard to the meaning and origin of the trisula."

Etymology

From Sanskrit त्रिशूल (triśūla).

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