Buddhism emerged in the 4th or 6th century BC. Its founder is Siddharta Gautama, who spread his teachings about Nirvana and enlightenment in India at the time. To illustrate his wisdom, he used many symbols that still touch many people with their truth today.
Since Buddhist symbols carry a strong meaning, they are perfect as a motif for a tattoo. In this article you will find a small selection of interesting symbols in Buddhism that can give you luck, protection and spirituality.
Sri Yantra
Sri Yantra belongs to sacred geometry and is the diagram of the Indian goddess of luck, beauty and love Lakshmi, also called Shri. Yantra is a geometric figure with a special effect. Shri Yantra is the Yantra of all Yantras and is intended to balance energies and thus create peace. It consists of nine large intertwined triangles. This results in a total of 43 smaller triangles that are supposed to represent the entire universe and creation.The trianglesare surrounded by two lotus flowers, with eight and sixteen petals. The whole is closed in a square resembling a temple with four doors.
