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Yantra (4A) is the Sanskrit word for a mystical diagram,
especially diagrams or amulets supposed to possess occult powers in
astrological or magical benefits in the Tantric traditions of the
Indian religions. Traditionally such symbols are used in Easter
mysticism to balance the mind or focus it on spiritual concepts. The
act of wearing, depicting, enacting and/or concentrating on a yantra
is held to have spiritual or astrological or magical benefits in the
‘Tantric traditions of the Indian religions
Shapes and pattems commonly employed in yantra include squares,
triangles, circles and floral patterns but may also include more
complex and detailed symbols, for instance
‘The Sri Yantra diagram.
The lotus flower typically represents chakras, with each petal
representing a psychic propensity (or yritti) associated with
that chakra;
= A dot, or bindu, represents the starting point of creation or the
infinite, unexpressed cosmos;
= The shatkona (satkona) (Sanskrit name for a Hexagram) is
composed of a balance between:
= An upwards triangle which according to ‘Tantra denotes
energy, or more specifically action and service (seva). It may
also denote spiritual aspiration, the element of fire, or Shiva.
It is also said to represent the static substratum of the cosmos:
=A downwards triangle which according to Tantra denotes
Enthroned Jain yantra besides
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spiritual knowledge. It may also denote the creative power of
the cosmos, fecundity, the element of water, or Shakti;
=A swastika represents good luck, welfare, prosperity or spiritual victory;
= Bija mantras (usually represented as characters of Devanagari that correspond to the acoustie roots of
a particular chakra or vrtti)
Geometric element meanings:
= Circle = Energy of the element water
= Square = Energy of the element earth
= Upward-facing Triangle = Energy of the element fire; energy
= Downward-facing Triangle = Energy of the element water; knowledge
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