Shrivatsa

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The compound Buddhist symbols: Shrivatsa within a triratana, over a Chakra wheel, on the Tonana gate at Sanchi. 1st century BCE.
The compound Buddhist symbols: Shrivatsa within a triratana, over a Chakra wheel, on the Tonana gate at Sanchi. 1st century BCE.
Endless knot
Endless knot

Shrivatsa is an ancient auspicious symbol in India.

In Jainism, it often marks the chest of the Tirthankara statue. It is one of the ashtamangala.

It can look somewhat like a fleur-de-lis, an endless knot, a flower or diamond shaped symbol.