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Śaṅkha Auspicious symbol – conch Rewalsar. The right-turning white conch shell (Sanskrit: śaṅkha; Tibetan: དུང་དཀར་གཡས་འཁྱིལ་, THL: dungkar yénkhyil) represents the beautiful, deep, melodious, interpenetrating and pervasive sound of the dharma, which awakens disciples from the deep slumber of ignorance and urges them to accomplish their own welfare ...
It is related to astrology and palmistry (Hast-samudrika), as well as phrenology (kapal-samudrik) and face reading (physiognomy, mukh-samudrik). [1] [2] It is also one of the themes incorporated into the ancient Hindu text, the Garuda Purana. [3] The tradition assumes that every natural or acquired bodily mark encodes its owner's psychology and ...
The pre-Buddhist dharmachakra (Pali: dhammacakka) is considered one of the ashtamangala (auspicious signs) in Hinduism and Buddhism and often used as a symbol of both faiths. [ 16 ] [ note 3 ] It is one of the oldest known Indian symbols found in Indian art , appearing with the first surviving post- Indus Valley Civilisation Indian iconography ...
The hand with a wheel on the palm symbolizes Ahimsa in Jainism. The word in the middle is "ahiṃsā" (non-violence). The word in the middle is "ahiṃsā" (non-violence). The wheel represents the dharmachakra , which stands for the resolve to halt the saṃsāra through the relentless pursuit of Ahimsa .
Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers.
Mantreswara, the author of Phaladeepika (vide Slokas XVI.27-28 p. 767) states that if there is a benefic in the 10th house and the strong lord of the 10th is in its own sign or if situated in its own sign is in a kendra or a trikona or the strong lord of the lagna is in the 10th house then one becomes fortunate, long-lived, engages in noble ...
You've got the groom (or the bride) and the ring. Now, all that's left to do is plan the big day. Weddings come with a lot of organizing and preparation. Choosing a wedding date is one of the ...
Tibetan astrology (Tibetan: དཀར་རྩིས, Wylie: dkar rtsis) is a traditional discipline of the Tibetan peoples that has influence from both Chinese astrology and Hindu astrology.