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The Ashtamangala (Sanskrit: अष्टमङ्गल, romanized: Aṣṭamaṅgala) is the sacred set of Eight Auspicious Signs (Chinese: 八吉祥, bajixiang) featured in a number of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.
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 ...
The Jain stupa was a type of stupa erected by the Jains for devotional purposes. A Jain stupa dated to the 1st century BCE — 1st century CE was excavated at Mathura in the 19th century, in the Kankali Tila mound. [40] Jain legends state that the earliest Jain stupa was built in the 8th century BCE, before the time of the Jina Parsvanatha. [41]
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.
Jain Ashtamangala, 1st century Sivayasa Ayagapata, Kankali Tila Upper Half of Ayagapatta with Miniature Tirthankara and other sacred symbols, circa 1st Century CE
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