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One of the eight auspicious symbols of Jainism for the ?vet?mbara sect
A Nandavarta, one of the Jain
ashtamangala
in the ?vet?mbara tradition.
The
Nandavarta
or
Nandyavarta
is one of the eight auspicious symbols of
Jainism
for the
?vet?mbara
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
?vet?mbara
tradition and 7th tirthankara
Suparshvanatha
according to the
Digambara
tradition.
The symbol has 4 arms with compulsorily 9 corners/ turns each.
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- ^
The A to Z of Jainism
de Kristi L. Wiley edite par Vision Books, p. 45,
ISBN
8170946816
- ^
Jainism The World of Conquerors
, par Natubhai Shah, volume II, p. 31,
ISBN
812081939X
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