There are eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism. Used extensively in Buddhist art, each of the symbols is also associated with an aspect of the physical form of the Buddha. One symbol is a Dharma Wheel such as served as the illustration for our What Would Buddha Do post. The others are: a Conch Shell, a Lotus, a Parasol, a Pair of Golden Fishes, a Banner Proclaiming Victory, a Treasure Vase, and an Endless Knot.
The endless knot, which seems (to me, anyway) to bear a striking similarity to some of the Celtic knots, is a geometric diagram that symbolizes interrelationships and how everything exists as part of a web of karma and its effect. Having no beginning or end, some believe the knot also represents the infinite wisdom of the Buddha, and the cycle of death and rebirth.
I’m sure you’ve seen those WWJD bumper stickers (What would Jesus do?). But did you know there’s also a book out there titled 
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I think Goldilocks must have been a Buddhist. Well, maybe not the breaking and entering part of her behavior, but she certainly appears to have embraced Buddha’s teaching about the “Middle Way” (not too hot, not too cold…not too hard, not too soft…just right).
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