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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.
Over the millennia of its development, Hinduism has adopted several iconic symbols, forming part of Hindu iconography, that are imbued with spiritual meaning based on either the scriptures or cultural traditions. The exact significance accorded to any of the icons varies with region, period and denomination of the followers.
Ashtamangala - The Aṣṭamaṅgala are a sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Symbols. Chhatra - An umbrella, according to Hinduism, is the emblem of Varuna. A number of deities are depicted with chatra, and they include Revanta, Surya, and Vamana (the 5th avatar of Vishnu).
Om (or Aum; listen ⓘ; Sanskrit: ॐ, ओम्, romanized: Oṃ, Auṃ, ISO 15919: Ōṁ) is a polysemous symbol representing a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, and invocation in Hinduism. [1] [2] Its written form is the most important symbol in the Hindu religion. [3]
A collage of artistic representations of various religious symbols; clockwise from top left: Om for Hinduism, Dharmachakra for Buddhism, Jain Prateek Chihna for Jainism, Khanda for Sikhism, Taijitu for Daoism, star and crescent for Islam, cross for Christianity, and Star of David for Judaism.
Pages in category "Hindu symbols" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... Sacred lotus in religious art; Shatkona; Shaligram; Shrivatsa;
An alternate symbol for yoni that is commonly found in Indic arts is the lotus, an icon found in temples. [6] The yoni is one of the sacred icons of the Hindu Shaktism tradition, with historic arts and temples dedicated to it. Some significant artworks related to yoni include the Lajja Gauri found in many parts of India and the Kamakhya Temple ...
In the Hindu epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the symbol of shankha is widely adopted. In the Ramayana epic, Lakshmana , Bharata and Shatrughna are considered part-incarnations of Shesha , Sudarshana Chakra , and Panchajanya, respectively, while Rama , their eldest brother, is considered one of the Dashavatara , the ten avatars of Vishnu.