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A cylindrical standard of layered fabric on a pole, drawn as a tiered column.
Also known as: Dhvaja, Banner of victory, Victory standard
The victory banner, or dhvaja, is one of the eight auspicious symbols and is drawn as a cylindrical standard: a pole carrying tiers of pleated silk with a small parasol or ornament at the top and streamers below. It derives from a military standard and is read as the victory of teaching over obstacles. Western readers routinely take it for an ornamental umbrella or a lamp, because a cylindrical banner is unfamiliar where flags are flat.
Derives from a military standard and is read as the victory of teaching over obstacles rather than over an enemy — the martial origin being adapted rather than discarded.
Contexts: Religion
Is a cylinder rather than a flat flag: tiers of pleated silk hang around a pole, topped by a small parasol or jewel, with streamers below. Real examples stand on monastery roofs and are made in metal as well as fabric.
Contexts: Religion
A vertical pole carrying two or three stacked cylindrical tiers of hanging fabric, with a small canopy at the top and ribbons falling from the lowest tier.
One of the eight auspicious symbols.