Chhatra (Sanskrit: छत्र "parasol") or chhatraratna (Sanskrit: छत्ररत्न "jewelled/precious parasol"; Tibetan: རིནཆེན་གདུགས, Wylie: rin chen gdugs) is an auspicious symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism.According to Hindu mythology, it is the emblem of Varuna, also considered an embodiment of kingship. Chhatra is also a deity, yidam and ishta-devata. In various Dharmic traditions it is an accoutrement of chakravartin.
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