the gem on blaze's forehead is called a bindi. it is a mark on the forehead worn by south asian women and has a lot of cultural and religious significance, especially in hinduism, buddhism, sikhism, jainism, and occasionally islam. https://t.co/mkmlzLLh8X

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so you already have the om for hinduism, the hand for jainism, and the dharma wheel for buddhism. what on *earth* compelled you to include the swastika

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Here is a sketch of my take on a Naga; I named him Doubt.
https://t.co/VJfczwsJpm

Naga, (Sanskrit: “serpent”) in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, a member of a class of mythical semidivine beings, half human and half cobra.

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Sketch of the Day: Pilgrimage to the Jain temples of Palitana, 2000

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has been bugging me for days now. It was nothing but a barrel of wasted potential. I mean come on, how do you go from having some pretty neat and creative concept art based on Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism to "Elsa with a unicorn dog face?"

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-Kubera, the god of wealth and guardian of the north, riding on a horse
In Buddhism, he is known as Vaisravana, the patronymic used of the Hindu Kubera and is also equated with Pañcika, while in Jainism, he is known as Sarvanubhuti.

-Gouache on watermarked paper, ca. 1825, V&A

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The Palitana temples of Jainism are located on Shatrunjaya hill by the city of Palitana in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. It is said that 23 of 24 Jain Tirthankaras, except Neminatha, sanctified the hill by their visits. There are approximately 863 marble-carved temples on the hills.

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The iconic  of Badami cave's sculpture of  sitting on top of the coils of serpent “Shesha” 👉https://t.co/BPacC1OzqQ
Badami is famous for its four cave temples that represents secular nature of rulers  following towards Hinduism,Jainism & Buddhism.

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In Greek mythology, a Drakaina is a female serpent or dragon, sometimes with humanlike features (Echidna, Lamia, Campe, and Delphyne). You can also find similar serpent-like creatures in mythology of other nations: Naga (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism) and Vuzhalka (Slavic) 🐍

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