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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
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[edit]- 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
[edit]Media related to Nandavarta at Wikimedia Commons