In Religion
- The number of books in the Tanakh
- In Christian apocalyptic literature it represents the complete Church, being the sum of the 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 Apostles of the Lamb of God
- Number of Tirthankaras
- Number of spokes in the Ashok Chakra
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