The
Ashtamangala (
Sanskrit Aṣṭamaṅgala, ;
Jíxiáng bā bǎo) are a sacred suite of
Eight Auspicious Signs endemic to a number of
Indian religions such as
Hinduism,
Jainism, and
Buddhism. The symbols or "symbolic attributes" are
yidam and teaching tools. Not only do these attributes, these energetic signatures, point to qualities of enlightened
mindstream, but they are the investiture that ornaments these enlightened "qualities" (Sanskrit:
guṇa; ). Many cultural enumerations and variations of the Ashtamangala are extant.