It is common to see various religious symbols when traveling in Tibet, in monasteries, villages. They are used as sacred adornments.Eight Auspicious Signs, generally symbolizing how to progress along the Buddhist path, include eight motifs. White Umbrella: a symbol of loyalty and faith and Dharma protection from all evils Golden Fish: a symbol of happiness, soul emancipation, being saved from the sea of suffering Vase: stores the nectar of immortality and symbolizes hidden treasure Lotus: symbols purity and spiritual enfoldment Conch Shell: proclaims the teachings of the enlightened ones and symbolizes the spoken Knot of Eternity: the auspicious diagram symbolizes the unity of all things and the illusory character of time. Victory Standard: the cylinder symbolizes the victory of Buddhism over ignorance and death. Dharma Wheel: symbolizes the unity of all things, spiritual law and Sakyamuni himself, usually flanked by two deer who were the first to listen to Sakyamuni's teachings. The male deer symbolizes the realization of great bliss while the female one the realization of emptiness.Other common symbolsSwastika: The symbol is commonly seen on home walls or on monastery floors. Meaning good fortune, it symbolizes infinity, universe and sun and moon sometimes. Buddhists draw it clockwise while bon followers draw it anticlockwise.Swastika is the second most representative pattern in rock paintings in Tibet. Such a symbol appeared during the Tubo period when Buddhism had made its way into the region. It could be found in rock paintings of various stages in western, northern and southern Tibet. Generally speaking, in rock paintings, the swastika does not exist independently. It co-exists with other objects, including the sun, the moon, trees, certain animals (very often being placed on giant, fat yaks), sorcerers, banners or patterns representing dwelling tents, and some circles. This shows the swastika was closely related to production and life, and religious rituals. What is hard to understand is its association with trees. In the Tibetan Plateau, trees were hardly seen at high altitude. Very often, trees are seen in rock paintings covering an area of hundreds of square km, where no trees could be found. What does tree mean in the rock paintings? No matter what is the answer, the fact is that tree held an important position in the minds of those who created these rock paintings. There are historical records that describe a God Tree in western Ngari, Tibet. There, people paid sacrifices to the God Tree. As a matter of fact, the Tibetans worshiped trees in their daily life. Kalacakra Seal: It is an adorning motif in murals or on monastery walls. It symbolizes the highest initiations into occult knowledge which can only be possessed by a few high lamas.Wheel of Life: Another adorning motif in murals or on monastery walls. The demon of impermanence holds a wheel which is segmented into six sections, which means all realms of existence respectively, namely Heaven, demigods, humankind, hell, hungry ghosts and animals. The hub in the center symbolizes ignorance, hatred and greed, the three poisons.Sun and Moon: Usually seen on village houses and top of stupas. The adorning motif symbolizes the source of light and union of opposites.