Nandavarta
One of the eight auspicious symbols of Jainism for the Śvetāmbara sect
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 Digambara tradition.[3] The symbol has 4 arms with compulsorily 9 corners/ turns each.
References
Citation
- ^ The A to Z of Jainism de Kristi L. Wiley édité par Vision Books, p. 45, ISBN 8170946816
- ^ Jainism The World of Conquerors, par Natubhai Shah, volume II, p. 31, ISBN 812081939X
- ^ Titze 1998, p. 5.
Source
- Titze, Kurt (1998). Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1534-6.
- Nandyāvarta, an auspicious symbol in Indian art by A. L Srivastava (Book)
External links
- Media related to Nandavarta at Wikimedia Commons
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