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Rishimandala Yantra The sacred syllable hrim occupies the centre on which small images of 24 Tirthankaras are superimposed. All the concentric circles beyond the lotus have various mantras and salutations written on them. The area outside the yantra is replete with figures all of whom are identified by inscriptions. The panel on top illustrates in each square from left to right: Aparajita, Vimaleshvara, Shasana yaksha, Yakshini, and 16 Vidyadevis (personified), Pitrus of the Tirthankaras, mothers of Tirthankaras and Jayas. Below that panel, on either side of the yantra are yaksha Dharanendra and Yakshini Padmavati. The lowest panel depicts from left to right: Jayanta, Gurupaduka, Shri Gautama Swami, 48 personified labdhis, and nine nidhis, eight mahasiddhis or great attainments, etc. Above this panel on either side of the yantra are Sarasvati and Vairochya.
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