Chatra (umbrella)

Translations of Chatra
Pali	Chatta
Sanskrit	Chatra
Burmese	ထီး (IPA: [Hti])
Tibetan	རིནཆེན་གདུགས (rin chen gdugs)
Thai	ฉัตร
Glossary of Buddhism

The chatra (from Sanskrit: छत्र, meaning "umbrella") is an auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.

According to Hindu mythology, it is the emblem of Varuna, also considered an embodiment of kingship. Chatra is also a deity, yidam and ishta-devata. In various Dharmic traditions it is an accoutrement of chakravartin. A number of deities are depicted with chatra, and they include Revanta, Surya, and Vishnu (in his Vamana avatar). The chatra is cordoned amongst the symbols that approach universality within the numerous suites or sets of Ashtamangala, e.g., in the Digambar Jain tradition, and the Vajrayana tradition.

In Dharmic tradition iconography, traditional Tibetan medicine thangkas and Ayurvedic diagrams, the chatra is uniformly represented as the Sahasrara.

In Vajrayana Buddhism, the umbrella or parasol is included in the 'Eight Auspicious Signs' or Ashtamangala.

The chhatra shares a similar symbolic value to the baldachin, refer image of Vishvakarman.

The Royal Nine-Tiered Umbrella is one of the royal regalias of Thailand.

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