Bhutan Eight Auspicious Symbols

TASHI DAGAY

This set of symbols is very popular in Buddhist Teaching and is also known in Sanskrit as ‘Ashtamangala’, ashta means eight and mangala means auspicious.

The Parasol – The traditional symbol of protection and royalty. It protects from all obstacles, illnesses and harmful forces.

The Golden Fishes – represent happiness, fertility and abundance.

The Treasure Vase – The divine vase of inexhaustible treasures possessing the quality of spontaneous manifestation.

The Lotus – The symbol of absolute purity and compassion. It represents spiritual unfoldment – the transmutation of passion into compassion.

The Conch Shell – An emblem of power, authority, and sovereignty whose blast is believed to banish evil spirits and avert natural disasters.

The Knot of Eternity - represents the meditative mind. It is an endless knot that overlaps without a beginning or an end. - symbolizing the Buddha’s endless wisdom and compassion.

The Victory Banner – The emblem of Buddha’s victorious enlightenment and the methods for overcoming worldly defilements.

The Dharma Wheel – The ancient symbol of creation became the symbol of spiritual and universal law in Buddhism. The hub of the wheel symbolizes moral discipline, the eight spokes – the Noble Eightfold Path, and the rim – meditative concentration.