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Buddhist Conch Shell Symbol
March 17, 2015 · updated February 15, 2022
Right whorl conch (daksinavarta sankha)— one of the Buddhist Eight Auspicious Symbols or Ashtamangala. In the Hindu tradition a symbol of Vishnu.
Christopher J. Fynn