Ashtamangala
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The Ashtamangala is a sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Signs featured in a number of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. The symbols or "symbolic attributes" are yidam and teaching tools. Not only do these attributes point to qualities of enlightened mindstream, but they are the investiture that ornaments these enlightened "qualities". Many cultural enumerations and variations of the Ashtamangala are extant.
Ashtamangala: first row (left to right): parasol, pair of golden fish, conch; second row: treasure vase, lotus; Last row: infinite knot, victory banner and wheel.
Carved wooden door with 8 auspicious signs (Ashtamangala) in Nepal
Auspicious symbol – conch Rewalsar
Auspicious symbol. Two Golden Fish. Likir Monastery, Ladakh
Shrivatsa
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The Shrivatsa is an ancient symbol, considered auspicious in Hinduism and other Indian religious traditions. It is said that the Shrivatsa symbol appears on the chest of an avatar of Vishnu when he is chosen to be Vishnu's incarnation
Shrivatsa as a triangular mark on right side of Vishnu's chest
The compound Buddhist symbols: shrivatsa within the Three Jewels over a chakra on the Torana gate at Sanchi. 1st century BCE.
Shrivatsa as Flower-shaped symbol on Jain Tirthankar Rishabhanatha's chest