Khakkhara

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A khakkhara or shakujo (Sanskrit: खक्खर; Tibetan: འཁར་གསིལ, THL: khar sil; Chinese: 錫杖; pinyin: xīzhàng; Japanese: 錫杖; rōmaji: shakujō; Korean: 석장; romaja: seokjang; Vietnamese: tích trượng; lit. 'tin stick'; Khmer: ខាខារ), sometimes referred to in English as a 'pewter staff', is a staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by Buddhist monks, particularly in East Asian Buddhism.

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