SRI YANTRA

TheShri YantraorSri ChakraofTripura Sundariis ayantraormandalaformed by nine interlocking triangles surrounding a dot in the cetner called abindu. Four of these triangles are orientated upright representingShivaor the Masculine. Five of these triangles are inverted triangles representShaktior the Feminine. Because it is composed of nine triangles, it is also known as thenavayoni chakra.[1]Together the nine triangles are interlaced in such a way as to form43smaller triangles in a web symbolic of the entire cosmos or a womb symbolic of creation. Together they expressAdvaita-ismornon-duality. This is surrounded by a lotus of 8 petals, a lotus of sixteen petals, and an earthsquare resembling a temple with 4 doors.[1]

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Sacred geometryisgeometryused in the design ofsacred architectureandsacred art. The basic belief is that geometry andmathematicalratios, harmonics and proportion are also found inmusic,light,cosmology. Thisvalue systemis seen as widespread even inprehistory, acultural universalof thehuman condition. It is considered foundational to building sacred structures such astemples,mosques,megaliths,monumentsandchurches; sacred spaces such asaltars,temenoiandtabernacles; meeting places such assacred groves,village greensandholy wellsand the creation of religious art,iconographyand using "divine" proportions. Alternatively, sacred geometry based arts may be ephemeral, such asvisualization,sandpaintingandmedicine wheels.