Sri Yantra
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Sri Yantra is a complex and highly revered Hindu geometric diagram composed of interlocking triangles and lotus patterns, used as a tool for meditation, worship, and the representation of cosmic unity and divine feminine energy.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Chakra | 7 |
| Sri Yantra canonical | 6 |
| Shri Chakra | 1 |
| Shri Yantra | 1 |
| Structure of Sri Yantra | 1 |
| central bindu | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu symbol
ⓘ
sacred diagram ⓘ yantra ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Shakta worship
ⓘ
Sri Vidya tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Tripura Sundari
ⓘ
surface form:
Lalita Tripurasundari
Tripura Sundari ⓘ |
| centralPointCalled | bindu ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| depictedIn |
three-dimensional form
ⓘ
two-dimensional form ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sri Yantra
ⓘ
surface form:
Shri Chakra
Sri Yantra ⓘ
surface form:
Shri Yantra
Sri Yantra ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Chakra
|
| hasComponent |
T-shaped gates
ⓘ
bindu ⓘ central point ⓘ downward-pointing triangles ⓘ interlocking triangles ⓘ lotus patterns ⓘ outer square ⓘ upward-pointing triangles ⓘ |
| hasGeometricNature | sacred geometry ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCircles | 2 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfEnclosures | 9 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLotusPetals |
16
ⓘ
8 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTriangles | 9 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| represents |
path to spiritual realization
ⓘ
structure of the universe ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic order
ⓘ
cosmic unity ⓘ creation ⓘ divine feminine energy ⓘ microcosm and macrocosm ⓘ prosperity ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ union of Shiva and Shakti ⓘ |
| threeDimensionalFormCalled | Maha Meru ⓘ |
| tradition |
Shaktism
ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Tantra
|
| usedAs |
cosmological map
ⓘ
meditation aid ⓘ ritual focus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concentration
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ visualization ⓘ worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shri Yantra
this entity surface form:
Sri Chakra
this entity surface form:
Shri Chakra
subject surface form:
Bindu
this entity surface form:
Sri Chakra
this entity surface form:
central bindu
this entity surface form:
Sri Chakra
this entity surface form:
Sri Chakra
this entity surface form:
Sri Chakra
this entity surface form:
Structure of Sri Yantra
this entity surface form:
Sri Chakra
this entity surface form:
Sri Chakra