

The center pattern looks like an Aztec symbol for rebirth but I'm wondering:
How did Kishimoto come up with this exactly?[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EkJ4J.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EkJ4J.jpg)


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What are the origins of Naruto's stomach's double tetragram seal?


I can't seem to find any official information as to where the [Eight Trigrams
Sealing Style](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_Sealing_Style)
originated or was based on.

However, here's a theory.

As you may know, _Naruto_ has many influences from Buddhism and Hinduism: [the
Multiple Lotus Nonself Connected
Cannons](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Multiple_Lotus_Nonself_Connected_Cannons),
[The Six Paths of Pain](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Six_Paths_of_Pain),
[Formation of Ten Thousand
Snakes](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Formation_of_Ten_Thousand_Snakes) and
the [Chakra](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Chakra), to name a few, were based
on Buddhist and Hinduist beliefs.

With that, I say that it's possible it might be inspired from the
[Dharmachakra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmachakra) or the wheel of
Dhamma. A comparison of the seals are shown below: [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cJzFK.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cJzFK.png)

According to Wikipedia, it is connected to the [Four Noble
Truths](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths) and the [Noble
Eightfold Path](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path), both of
which are teachings to help a person escape the painful cycle of rebirth, if I
understand correctly.


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