Star of Lakshmi
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The Star of Lakshmi is a special octagram, a regular compound polygon, represented by Schläfli symbol {8/2} or 2{4}, made from two congruent squares with the same center at 45° angles, and figures in Hinduism, where it represents Ashtalakshmi (Sanskrit: अष्टलक्ष्मी, Aṣṭalakṣmi, lit. Eightfold Lakshmi), the eight forms, or "kinds of wealth", of the goddess Lakshmi.
In popular culture
The symbol is used by the band Faith No More.[citation needed]
See also
- Rub El Hizb – Islamic character
- Surya Majapahit – Used during Majapahit times to represent the gods of the directions
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