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Say Tian Hng Buddha Shop
Estd. 1896
Xuan Wu
Big Dipper
Sword is marked with the 7 stars that make up the Big Dipper, an asterism of the northern skies.
"Three Mountains" mudra
A symbolic hand gesture made by interlocking the middle, ring and little fingers.
Serpent
One of the 2 creatures that represent the Northern celestial quandrant.
Tortoise
One of the 2 creatures that represent the Northern celestial quandrant.
Bare feet
A reference to martial prowess.
Rock ledge throne
A reference to his past as a ascetic living in the Wudang mountains.
Waist-long hair
Another reference to his ascetic past.
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