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Dhvaja

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Dhvaja (Skt. also Dhwaja), meaning banner or flag, is composed of the Ashtamangala, the "eight auspicious symbols.". [1]

28 relations: Arjuna, Ashtamangala, Chatra (umbrella), Cintamani, Copper, Deity, Flag, Gompa, Hanuman, Indra, Jainism, Jyestha (goddess), Kama, Kartikeya, Khata, Kleshas (Buddhism), Makara (Hindu mythology), Potala Palace, Sitatapatra, Stambha, Tibet, Toreutics, Trident, Trishula, Umbrella, Vaiśravaṇa, Vihara, Vishnu.

Arjuna

Arjuna (in Devanagari: अर्जुन) is the main central character of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata and plays a key role in the Bhagavad Gita alongside Krishna.

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Ashtamangala

The Ashtamangala are a sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Signs endemic to a number of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.

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Chatra (umbrella)

The chatra (from छत्र, meaning "umbrella") is an auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.

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Cintamani

Cintāmaṇi (Sanskrit; Devanagari: चिन्तामणि), also spelled as Chintamani (or the Chintamani Stone), is a wish-fulfilling jewel within both Hindu and Buddhist traditions, said by some to be the equivalent of the philosopher's stone in Western alchemy.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.

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Deity

A deity is a supernatural being considered divine or sacred.

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Flag

A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colors.

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Gompa

Gompas, Gönpas, or Gumbas ("remote place", Sanskrit araṇya), also known as ling, are Buddhist ecclesiastical fortifications of learning, lineage and sādhanā that may be understood as a conflation of a fortification, a vihara and a university associated with Tibetan Buddhism and thus common in historical Tibetan regions including parts of China, India, Nepal, Ladakh and Bhutan.

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Hanuman

Hanuman (IAST: Hanumān, Sanskrit: हनुमान्) is an ardent devotee of Lord Rama and one of the central characters in the various versions of the epic Ramayana found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

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Indra

(Sanskrit: इन्द्र), also known as Devendra, is a Vedic deity in Hinduism, a guardian deity in Buddhism, and the king of the highest heaven called Saudharmakalpa in Jainism.

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Jainism

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.

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Jyestha (goddess)

Jyestha or Jyeshtha (ज्येष्ठा,, "the eldest" or "the elder") is the Hindu goddess of inauspicious things and misfortune.

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Kama

Kama (Sanskrit, Pali; Devanagari: काम, IAST: kāma) means wish, desire or longing in Hindu literature.

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Kartikeya

Kartikeya (IAST), also known as Murugan, Skanda, Kumara, and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war.

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Khata

A khata (དར་, Dhar, Mongolian: / хадаг /, khadag or hatag, खतक khada, Chinese 哈达; pinyin: hādá) is a traditional ceremonial scarf in tengrism and Tibetan Buddhism.

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Kleshas (Buddhism)

Kleshas (kleśa; किलेस kilesa; ཉོན་མོངས། nyon mongs), in Buddhism, are mental states that cloud the mind and manifest in unwholesome actions.

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Makara (Hindu mythology)

Makara (मकर) is a sea-creature in Hindu culture.

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Potala Palace

The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China was the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising.

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Sitatapatra

Sitātapatrā (Sanskrit: "White Parasol") is a protector against supernatural danger.

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Stambha

Stambha (also spelled as Skambha) - is used to denote pillar or column.

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Tibet

Tibet is a historical region covering much of the Tibetan Plateau in Central Asia.

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Toreutics

Toreutics is a term, relatively rare in English, for artistic metalworking, by hammering gold or silver (or other materials), engraving, Repoussé and chasing to form minute detailed reliefs or small engraved patterns.

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Trident

A trident is a three-pronged spear.

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Trishula

Trishula (Sanskrit: त्रिशूल, IAST: triśūla) is a trident, commonly used as the principal symbols in Hinduism and Buddhism.

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Umbrella

An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs, which is usually mounted on a wooden, metal, or plastic pole.

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Vaiśravaṇa

(Sanskrit) or (Pali), is the name of one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and is considered an important figure in Japanese Buddhism.

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Vihara

Vihara (विहार, IAST: vihāra) generally refers to a Buddhist bhikkhu monastery.

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Vishnu

Vishnu (Sanskrit: विष्णु, IAST) is one of the principal deities of Hinduism, and the Supreme Being in its Vaishnavism tradition.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhvaja

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