Strict practitoners of the Buddhist and Hindu faiths initally poured scorn on the use of Sanskrit characters for tattoo designs and the use of the holy Sanskrit characters where taboo however nowadays both adherents and non followers from the Hindu faith can find beauty and meaning in Sanskrit tattoo designs.
Tattoo's have gone from being something never to be put on show or with the popular misconceptions about people with tattoo's to a creative art form which gets to be more popular everyday. Nowadays popular stars showcase their new tattoo efforts on television and there's currently a resurgance in body art because of this popularity.
More and more elaborate tattoos are standard today, safer and increasingly accurate tattoo equipment has grown to be standard so a lot more parts of the body may be tattooed with absolute safety nowadays and patterns can be inked upon the body in a much more accurate and well defined way then ever before.
Wrist tattoos have become extremely popular, having a tattoo at a very visible part of the body makes very effective display of the design and Sanskrit tattoo designs can be an excellent means of publicly displaying a message or intent in an exceedingly elegant and beautiful design that can also be easily hidden with sleeves or a watch band.
Popular amongst the jet set
Many celebrities have taken to Sanskrit tattoos, especially situated across the wrist. Jessica Alba for instance was recently seen with the Sanskrit word for "lotus flower" marked in the tattoo on her inner wrist during the 2006 MTV movie awards.
The lotus flower signifies spiritual development or the ability of a person to rise above the rest of the crowd. Though its roots are deeply buried ınside the mud of lakes and ponds, the lotus flower raises above water level in all it's majestic beauty. This helps make the lotus a popular choice and the imagery is perfect for a Sanskrit tattoo design.
X-Files actress Gillian Anderson boasts a Sanskrit tatoo with the word "everyday" on her wrist.
Popular amongst footballers, celebrities and those within the movie industry Sanskrit tatoo designs really are a popular substitute for more widespread tribal designs such as those sourced from the Celtic tradition. Sanskrit tattoos are an effective way to show favourite quotes,family and friends names or religious passages and Sanskrit being a dead language only makes this more appealing as the meaning of a tattoo today can never change
Sanskrit tattoo designs
The best choice for a discreet but beautiful wrist tattoo is Sanskrit script. Usually, these are quotes or passages of text that are converted into Sanskrit. Sanskrit is an ancient language with some traditions origionating from 1500BC. Sanskrit is one of the oldest written languages and it is essentially dead making it the perfect choice for tattoo's as the meaning will never change even after centuries..
There are numerous excellent websites online that either offer translation of text into Sanskrit or have large quantities of tattoo designs (known as tattoo flash) from which you can browse and choose your next tattoo design. This makes following the beaten path of Sanskrit designs easy as well as forging new ground with your new Sanskrit tattoo design
The 2nd spot is on top of the wrist that will be as visible as the armband tattoo. Sanskrit tattoos situated on this area usually remain in memory as they are extremely distinctive. Tattoo designs on your arm can easily be covered with t-shirts or fully sleeved shirts.
The 3rd place for the Sanskrit tatoo may be the inner wrist area, many sporting Sanskrit tattoo designs on their inner wrist took inspiration from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers album cover and this is a good choice for a distinctive tattoo which is effortlessly obscured, this area also supplies a nice region to place a unique tattoo design incorporating Sanskrit script.
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