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Buddha is a man, he has only two arms. Shiva, the Hindu god of death, the Destroyer, has eight arms each with a different object:

  • a cobra
  • an antelope
  • a scepter with Nandi on top
  • a damru or drum
  • a drum stick
  • a bell
  • a trident
  • an axe.
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