The Ashtamangala is a sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Signs endemic to a number of religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. The symbols or "symbolic attributes" (Tibetan: ཕྱག་མཚན་, THL: chaktsen) are yidam and teaching tools. Not only do these attributes (or energetic signatures) point to qualities of enlightened mindstream, but they are the investiture that ornaments these enlightened "qualities" (Sanskrit: guṇa; Tibetan: ཡོན་ཏན་, THL: yönten). Many cultural enumerations and variations of the Ashtamangala are extant.

Sequences of symbols

Different traditions order the eight symbols differently.

Here is the sequential order of the Eight Auspicious Symbols.

1. Endless knot
2. Lotus flower
3. Dhvaja
4. Dharmachakra (fly-whisk in Nepali Buddhism)
5. Bumpa
6. Golden Fish
7. Parasol
8. Conch