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Yantra (यन्त्र; lit. 'machine'/'contraption' [1]) is a geometrical diagram, mainly from the Tantric traditions of the Indian religions. Yantras are used for the worship of deities in temples or at home; as an aid in meditation; and for the benefits believed given by their occult powers based on Hindu astrology and tantric texts.
Yantra Kallu (lit. Yantra stone) is a unique typology of inscription stones, wherein they were installed by the villagers when a mass disaster or event struck a village, priests would be called to perform rituals after which figures and diagrams Tantric designs would be inscribed on the stones which were believed to act as a Talisman protecting ...
Yantra cloth are red, black, or white fabrics decorated with Buddhist esoteric inscriptions known as yantra that are used in South-East Asia to seek spiritual ...
Tattoos of yantra designs were believed to hold magic power, and were used much like the kolam tattoos of India. For these people, religion is closely tied to the notion of magic, health, and good fortune. [3] The script used for yantra designs varies according to culture and geography. In Cambodia and central Thailand, the Khom script is used.
Yantra Raj Yantra (a 2.43-metre bronze astrolabe, one of the largest in the world, used only once a year, calculates the Hindu calendar) [13] Yantra Raj; The Vrihat Samrat Yantra, which means the "great king of instruments", is 88 feet (27 m) high, making it one of the world's largest sundials.
Inscriptions from Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries recently discovered in Vietnam. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-50171-899-1. Kiernan, Ben (2019). Việt Nam: a history from earliest time to the present. Oxford University Press. Miksic, John Norman (2016). Ancient Southeast Asia. Routledge. Nguyen, Tai Thu (2008). The History of Buddhism in ...
The Võ Cạnh inscription or Inscription C. 40 is the oldest Sanskrit inscription ever found in Southeast Asia, discovered in 1885 in the village of Võ Cạnh, about 4 km from the city of Nha Trang, Vietnam. [1] [2] This inscription is in the form of a 2.5 m high stone stele, with three uneven sides.
Yantra, Veliko Tarnovo Province, a village in Gorna Oryahovitsa municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria FC Yantra , a football club from Gabrovo, Bulgaria Yantra , a pattern used in Hinduism for worship