This article is about the trident. For other uses, see Trishul.
Statue of Shiva holding a trishula.
Symbol in Hinduism
The trishula (Sanskrit: त्रिशूल, romanized: triśūla) is a trident, a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Hinduism.[1] It is most commonly associated with the deity Shiva and widely employed in his iconography.[2]
^Rysdyk, Evelyn C. (2019-02-20). The Nepalese Shamanic Path: Practices for Negotiating the Spirit World. Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62055-795-2.
^Blurton, T. Richard (1993). Hindu Art. Harvard University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-674-39189-5.
The trishula (Sanskrit: त्रिशूल, romanized: triśūla) is a trident, a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Hinduism. It is most...
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