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Brihad Siddha Chakra The Siddhachakra is depicted here as a full blown lotus inside two concentric circles, consisting of over a hundred petals. The five principal worship-worthy persons namely the Arhat, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya and Sadhu all of whom are helpful in our voyage to self discovery, are illustrated in the centre. The Arhat or the Jina occupies the very centre of the chakra whereas the other four are placed in the petals in the direction of four cardinal points. The other four petals contain mantras related to right faith, right knowledge and right conduct and austerities. Beyond that, one row of petals incorporates mantras of all the letters of the syllable as a source of knowledge. Interspersed in between the mantras are the images of yakshini Chakreshvari holding discs in both her hands.
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