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Ashtamangala: first row (left to right): parasol, pair of golden fish, conch; second row: treasure vase, lotus; Last row: infinite knot, victory banner and wheel. The Ashtamangala ( Sanskrit : अष्टमङ्गल , romanized : Aṣṭamaṅgala ) is the sacred set of Eight Auspicious Signs ( Chinese : 八吉祥 , bajixiang ) featured in ...
Adinath image with Ashtamangala, according to Digambara tradition Ashtamangala, according to Svetambara tradition, on Jain manuscript cover, LACMA (from left) : Swastika, Vardhmanaka, Pair of fish, Kalasha, Bhadrasana, Srivatsa, Nandavarta, Darpan . The Ashtamangala are a set of eight auspicious symbols. [9]
The Nandavarta or Nandyavarta is one of the eight auspicious symbols of Jainism for the Śvetāmbara sect. [1] It is an ashtamangala which is used for worship, and could be made with rice grains. [2] It is also the symbol of 18th tirthankara Aranatha according to Śvetāmbara tradition and 7th tirthankara Suparshvanatha according to the ...
Shrivatsa as Flower-shaped symbol on Jain Tirthankar Rishabhanatha's chest In Jain iconography, Shrivatsa often marks the chest of the Tirthankara image. [ 10 ] It is one of the Ashtamangala (eight auspicious symbols) found in Jainism.
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Antarikṣa Pārśvanātha Tīrtha is a Śvetāmbara Jain temple in Shirpur (Jain) town in Akola district, Maharashtra, India.Most popular for the main deity which is supposedly a 'floating' black-colored idol of Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, this temple has been a center of devotion for Jains as well as of disputes between the Śvetāmbara and Digambara sect of Jainism.
Siddhachakra is a popular yantra or mandala (mystical diagram) used for worship in Jainism. [1] [2] It is also known as Navapada in the Śvetāmbara tradition and Navadevta in the Digambara tradition.
Jivantasvami images represent the Jain Tirthankara Mahavira (and in some cases other Tirthankaras) as a prince, with a crown and ornaments. [1] The Jina is represented as standing in the kayotsarga pose. [2] [3] Jivantasvami images have been used only in the Śvetāmbara Jain tradition, they are unknown in the Digambara tradition.