Description: Unalome symbol meaning and unalome designs
Both the representation and the symbolism of the unalome share many similarities to the right-turning conch shell design, one of the eight auspicious Buddhist symbols. The white conch shell represents the supremacy of the Buddha's teachings, the thoughts of the Buddha, and it may have actually been the inspiration for the unalome itself.
While the conch shell is more common in artwork, unalomes have become popular in Sak Yant tattoos, which are tattoos based on ancient Indic yantras (or yant ).
To quickly explain what a yantra is, let's reference a similar word you probably already know: mantra . A mantra is a sacred syllable, a short sound that carries a spiritual power, repeated in religious rituals and meditative practices to cultivate a higher state of consciousness.