Endless knot
An interlaced knot with no start or end, one of the eight auspicious signs of Buddhism.
Also: shrivatsa, srivatsa, eternal knot, pan chang
The endless knot is a closed, interlaced pattern with no loose ends. In Tibetan and Chinese Buddhism it is one of the Ashtamangala, the eight auspicious symbols, and teachers read it as the link of cause and effect, or of wisdom and compassion. Its Sanskrit name is shrivatsa, and a related mark on the chest of Vishnu appears in Hindu art. In Chinese tradition the panchang knot is tied in cord, hung in homes and given at weddings for luck and long life. Celtic knotwork looks similar and also has no ends, but it belongs to a different art tradition and is not the same symbol. Knots in general have been used in many cultures to bind, to remember and to stand for ties that last.