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2@An abbreviation for katsuma kongou γΉΰ, katsumasho γΉn, katasumarin γΉ_, juujikatsuma \γΉ. An item used during an Esoteric buddhist service mikkyou hougu §³@ο, placed on the four corners of the altar. The katsuma is usually made of gilt bronze, in the shape of a cross with three prongs on each arm, like two *sankosho OΨn (three-pronged pestles) combined in a cross shape. The twelve prongs represent twelve aspects of innen φ (laws of cause and effect) related to karma. The katsuma is found as an attribute *jimotsu ¨ held by Gouyuukokuu bosatsu Ζpσ μF, and figures such as *shitennou lV€ sometimes have a halo *kouhai υw in the shape of the katsuma. A design based on the katsuma called katsumamon γΉΆ is sometimes used on Buddhist utensils and robes.
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