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Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi

THE EIGHT AUSPICIOUS THE CHAKRAVARTIN 36
SYMBOLS 1
The Seven Possessions of the Chakravartin
The parasol 3 or the Seven Precious Jewels 37
The golden fishes 5 The precious wheel 37
The treasure vase 6 The precious jewel 38
The lotus 7 The precious queen 40
The right-turning conch shell 9 The precious minister 40
The endless or glorious knot 11 The precious elephant 40
The victory banner 12 The precious horse 41
The wheel 14 The precious general 41

THE EIGHT AUSPICIOUS The Seven Secondary Possessions of
the Chakravartin or the Seven Auxiliary
SUBSTANCES 16
Jewels 42
The mirror 19 The sword 42
The precious medicine 20 The naga skin 43
The curds or yogurt 21 The royal house 43
The durva grass 21 The robes 43
The bilva fruit 23 The royal gardens 43
The right-turning conch shell 24 The throne 44
The vermilion powder 24 The boots 44
The mustard seed 25
The Seven Jewel Insignia of the
THE FIVE ATTRIBUTES OF Chakravartin 46
The unicorn or rhinoceros horn 46
SENSORY ENJOYMENT 27
The elephant’s tusks 46
Sight or form 29 The queen’s earrings 46
Sound 29 The minister’s earrings 46
Smell 32 The general’s insignia 46
Taste 33 The triple-eyed gem 46
Touch 34 The coral branch 46