Gate
16 books featuring this symbol
A gate concentrates control over entry and recognition. It marks adjudication of status and the mediation of inside and outside.

Heart Sutra
Anonymous
400-700 CE
Indian, Buddhist

Flower Ornament Sutra
Anonymous
300-800 CE
Indian, Buddhist

Liezi
Lie Yukou
300-400 CE
East Asian, Chinese

Soushen Ji
Gan Bao
300-400 CE
East Asian, Chinese

The Book of Caverns
Anonymous
1200-1100 BCE
Egyptian

The Tale of the Doomed Prince
Anonymous
1300-1100 BCE
Egyptian

Manimekalai
Sattanar
400-600 CE
Indian, Hindu

The Birth Legend of Sargon
Anonymous
700 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian

Enmerkar and Ensuhgirana
Anonymous
2100-1800 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian

Epic of Erra
Kabti-ilani-Marduk
800-700 BCE
Mesopotamian, Babylonian

Instructions of Shuruppak
Anonymous
2600-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian

Epic of Liyongo
Anonymous
1700-1900 CE
African, Swahili

The Spoils of Annwn
Taliesin
1300-1350 CE
Celtic, Welsh

Cheoyongga
Anonymous
1200-1300 CE
East Asian, Korean

Hymns to Enki
Anonymous
2100-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian

Song of Release
Anonymous
1400-1300 BCE
Levantine, Hittite