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Encyclopedia of Religion entry forCanopyAbove the altar in the temples of Tibetan Buddhists or Lamas " is suspended a large silken parasol, the oriental symbol of royalty, which slightly revolves in one or other direction by the ascending cur-rents of the warm air from the lamps. And over all is stretched a canopy, called the ` sky ‘ on which are depicted the thunder dragons of the sky " (L. A. Waddell). citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney
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