Sri Yantra

E18573

Hindu symbol sacred diagram yantra

Sri Yantra is a complex and highly revered Hindu geometric diagram composed of interlocking triangles and lotus patterns, used as a tool for meditation, worship, and the representation of cosmic unity and divine feminine energy.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Sri Chakra	7
Sri Yantra canonical	6
Shri Chakra	1
Shri Yantra	1
Structure of Sri Yantra	1
central bindu	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152533 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sri Yantra
Context triple: [Hinduism, hasSacredSymbol, Sri Yantra]

A. Sevagram Ashram
Sevagram Ashram is a historic rural ashram in Maharashtra, India, that served as Mahatma Gandhi’s main headquarters and center of his social and political activities during the Indian independence movement.
B. Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
C. Temple of Nature
Temple of Nature is a didactic philosophical poem by Erasmus Darwin that explores the origins and development of life through early evolutionary ideas.
D. Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
E. Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a 17th-century white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, renowned worldwide as a masterpiece of Mughal architecture and a symbol of enduring love.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sri Yantra
Target entity description: Sri Yantra is a complex and highly revered Hindu geometric diagram composed of interlocking triangles and lotus patterns, used as a tool for meditation, worship, and the representation of cosmic unity and divine feminine energy.

A. Sevagram Ashram
Sevagram Ashram is a historic rural ashram in Maharashtra, India, that served as Mahatma Gandhi’s main headquarters and center of his social and political activities during the Indian independence movement.
B. Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
C. Temple of Nature
Temple of Nature is a didactic philosophical poem by Erasmus Darwin that explores the origins and development of life through early evolutionary ideas.
D. Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
E. Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a 17th-century white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, renowned worldwide as a masterpiece of Mughal architecture and a symbol of enduring love.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu symbol ⓘ sacred diagram ⓘ yantra ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	Shakta worship ⓘ Sri Vidya tradition ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Tripura Sundari ⓘ surface form: Lalita Tripurasundari Tripura Sundari ⓘ
centralPointCalled	bindu ⓘ
culturalRegion	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
depictedIn	three-dimensional form ⓘ two-dimensional form ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Sri Yantra ⓘ surface form: Shri Chakra Sri Yantra ⓘ surface form: Shri Yantra Sri Yantra ⓘ surface form: Sri Chakra
hasComponent	T-shaped gates ⓘ bindu ⓘ central point ⓘ downward-pointing triangles ⓘ interlocking triangles ⓘ lotus patterns ⓘ outer square ⓘ upward-pointing triangles ⓘ
hasGeometricNature	sacred geometry ⓘ
hasNumberOfCircles	2 ⓘ
hasNumberOfEnclosures	9 ⓘ
hasNumberOfLotusPetals	16 ⓘ 8 ⓘ
hasNumberOfTriangles	9 ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
represents	path to spiritual realization ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ
symbolizes	cosmic order ⓘ cosmic unity ⓘ creation ⓘ divine feminine energy ⓘ microcosm and macrocosm ⓘ prosperity ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ union of Shiva and Shakti ⓘ
threeDimensionalFormCalled	Maha Meru ⓘ
tradition	Shaktism ⓘ Vajrayana ⓘ surface form: Tantra
usedAs	cosmological map ⓘ meditation aid ⓘ ritual focus ⓘ
usedFor	concentration ⓘ meditation ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ visualization ⓘ worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinduism → hasSacredSymbol → Sri Yantra ⓘ

Sri Yantra → hasAlternativeName → Sri Yantra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shri Yantra

Sri Yantra → hasAlternativeName → Sri Yantra ⓘ