Yantra
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Yantra is a Sanskrit word that is derived from the root meaning "to restrain, curb, check". Meanings for the noun derived from this root include "that which restrains or fastens, any prop or support", "a fetter", "any instrument or machine", "an amulet, a mystical or astronomical diagram used as an amulet."
Some Hindu esoteric practitioners employ yantra, mantra and other items in their sadhana, puja and yajna.
Yantra, or other permutations and cognate phenomena such as Mandala, Rangoli, Kolam, Rangavalli and other sacred geometrical traditions, are endemic throughout Dharmic Traditions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Yantra" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
