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popular religious tattoos show the beliefs of the person who wears them or simply feels attracted to the design and their emotional content. Of course, there are many religions around the world, so the variety and possibilities of the figures to be tattooed are uncountable.
Christian tattoos can be divided in two great categories: Catholic and Protestant. The first dedicate many of their tattoos to the Virgin and the Saints. The Orthodox Christians ( Greek, Coptic, etc) share this taste for the representation of Holy Saints and you can get some beautiful pattern from old icons.
Mary can be represented under any form: from a tender child to mature matron, she is one of the most popular tattoo among Christians.
Protestants are more devoted to wear another kind of sacred images, like Bibles, crosses, crucifix, Bible quotes, etc. All these designs can be arranged in many combinations and everyone has his favorite. but we must admit that Jesus Christ is the number one popular design when we talk about religious tattoos.
Jesus Christ is the Savior for the Christian of any denomination, so the figure of the Son of God can represented in any stage of his life: from a newborn child with his parent to his crucifixion and to his glorious resurrection and future return. You can select many images and styles to have your Jesus tattoo and sure it will be wonderful.
Buddha tattoos are very beautiful: the calm and inner peace expression of Buddha can be a great inspiration for some people, and, of course, for the Buddhists. There are other Buddhist pattern to be considered, like the Buddha Empty throne, Buddhist Golden Fish, The Dharma Wheel, and the Buddhist Treasure Vase .
The last are two powerful symbols for the Buddhist; the Wheel of Dharma represents the Buddhist religion and it is a wheel that resembles a steering wheel, and resumes the teachings of the Buddhism: it is a good tattoo for someone who is trying to grow in the spiritual areas, going forward and searching for a simple way of life but using a deeper insight for the reality. The Treasure Vase is related to the inextinguible source of spiritual richness the buddhist can reach: ideal for the optimistic individual.
The Eight Auspicious Symbols are an excellent option for the buddhist or for someone who links to this religions fundamentals and beliefs. The symbols are:
The Right-coiled White Conch, The Precious Umbrella, The Victory Banner, The Golden Fish, The Dharma Wheel, The Auspicious Drawing, Lotus Flower,The Vase Treasure.
Each one has a deep religious meaning and can be used separately.
There are other symbols like the Hannukah Chandelier; extracts from the Holy Scripture; the David’s star and many more that are related to Judaism, although the prescription about tattoos has to be consulted with the Rabi before getting one, there are people who like these symbols and quotation outside the Orthodox Judaism.
The renaissance of the Paganism made popular the Five Pointed Star, that many times is misunderstood like Satanic; the Trinquet (symbol of the Triple Goddess and the Christian Trinity); and many other images that include runes, fairies, gods, etc.
