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Our Kyudo arms unifies the four mytical Shambala animals with the Shibata family arms. Its center is a stylized plum blossom. According to Chögyam Trungpa the four mytical animals represent certain attributes (beginning from right)
 


Tiger
Mountain lion
Garuda
Dragon
 


for gentleness,
for liveliness
for the incredible
for the mystery

Above the arms there are the three Buddhist "Jewels": Buddha, Dharma and Shanga.