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Knives are symbol of many things. Mainly pain, betrayal, revenge and sacrifice. However a knife can also be symbol of cutting something bad out and therefore liberating yourself. The Buddhists followed this line of thinking as well. Knives were considered indicative of cutting off of materialism (Sunsigns.org). In the Ancient Egypt it was an obvious symbol of protection and retribution (Egyptionmyths.net).