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The '''Shrivatsa''' ([[Sanskrit]] {{lang|sa|श्रीवत्स}} ''śrīvatsa'') is an ancient symbol considered auspicious in Indian religious traditions.<ref>Sarat Chandra Das (1902). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=8AbIHweo7PMC Tibetan-English Dictionary with Sanskrit Synonyms]''. Calcutta, India: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, p. 69</ref>

==In Hinduism==
Srivatsa means "beloved of [[Sri]]", the goddess [[Lakshmi]].<ref name=Tibetan>{{Google books|-3804Ud9-4IC|The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols|page=PA11}}</ref> It is a mark on the chest of [[Vishnu]] where his consort Lakshmi resides. It is said that the tenth avatar of Vishnu, [[Kalki]], will bear the Shrivatsa mark on his chest. It is one of the names of Vishnu in the [[Vishnu Sahasranamam]]. Srivatsa is a popular name in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

In South India, the bronzes made after circa 10th century, the Srivatsa symbol is shown as an inverted triangle on the right chest of Vishnu and his [[Dashavatara|various incarnations]].<ref name=cmu/>

==In Buddhism==
[[Image:SanchiGateSymbol.jpg|150px|thumb|The compound Buddhist symbols: shrivatsa within the [[Three Jewels]] over a [[chakra]] on the Torana gate at [[Sanchi]]. 1st century BCE.]]
In [[Buddhism]], the śrīvatsa is said to be a feature of the [[tutelary deity]] ([[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]: ''yidam'') [[Mañjuśrī]] the Youth (Skt: ''Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta'').<ref>Alex Wayman, "Chanting the Names of Manjusri" 1985, p. 94</ref>

In [[Tibetan Buddhism]], the śrīvatsa (Tib: དཔལ་བེའུ་, Wyl: ''dpal be'u'') is depicted as a triangular swirl or an [[endless knot]].<ref name=Tibetan/> In the [[Chinese Buddhism|Chinese tradition]], [[Buddhist prayer beads]] are often tied at the [[tassels]] in this shape.

In some lists of the [[Physical characteristics of the Buddha|80 secondary characteristics]], it is said that a Buddha's heart is adorned with the śrīvatsa.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Padmakara Translation Group (translator)) |title=The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Ten Thousand Lines |url=https://read.84000.co/translation/toh11.html |website=84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha |access-date=2019-12-25 |date=2018}}</ref>

==In Jainism==
[[File:A shrivatsa symbol on Rishabha statue's chest.jpg|left|thumb|Shrivatsa as Flower-shaped symbol on Jain [[Tirthankara|Tirthankar]] [[Rishabhanatha]]'s chest]]
In [[Jain]] iconography, Shrivatsa often marks the chest of the [[Tirthankara]] image.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/r/red_sandstone_figure_of_a_tirt.aspx Red sandstone figure of a tirthankara]</ref> It is one of the [[Ashtamangala]] (eight auspicious symbols) found in Jainism. The canonical texts such as [[Hemchandra]]'s ''Trīṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra'' and ''[[Mahapurana (Jainism)|Mahapurana]]'' mentions it as one of the Ashtamangalas.{{sfn|Jain|Fischer|1978|p=15, 31}} Acharya Dinakara explains in his medieval work that the highest knowledge emerged from the heart of Tirthankaras in the form of Shrivatsa so they are marked as such.<ref name="Chandra1996">{{cite book|author=Rai Govind Chandra|title=Indian symbolism: symbols as sources of our customs and beliefs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SJDjAAAAMAAJ|date=1 December 1996|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers|isbn=978-81-215-0081-4|page=37}}</ref> In North Indian Jain sculptures of the early centuries, it is marked in the centre of the chest.<ref name=cmu>http://www.e-books-chennaimuseum.tn.gov.in/ChennaiMuseum/images/125/files/basic-html/page51.html</ref>

==Other uses==
[[Image:Flag of Rakhine.svg|thumb|Flag of Rakhine State, showing the Shrivatsa]]
The shrivatsa is the symbol of [[Rakhine State]] and the [[Rakhine people]] of [[Burma]].

== See also ==
*[[Cintamani|Cintamani Gem]]
*[[Kaustubha|Kaustubha Gem]]
*[[Syamantaka|Syamantaka Gem]]
*[[Aurva]]

== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*{{citation
|last1=Jain
|first1=Jyotindra
|last2=Fischer
|first2=Eberhard
|title=Jaina Iconography, Part 12- Iconography of religions: Indian religions
|year=1978
|publisher=BRILL
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gFZ7vQ2jwlEC
|isbn=978-9004052598}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Sutton |first=Nicholas |year=2000 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rFyUHC-ORp4C |title=Religious doctrines in the Mahābhārata |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=9788120817005 |page=153}}

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