Each of the Sanskrit characters has been identified as a single alphabet with exception of a motif which is woven above the top flower directly above the central bloom. This motif is probably an auspicious symbol whilst the surrounding alphabets, when pronounced together, form a mantra for the invocation of a certain Buddhist deity.

A closely related early Ming dynasty silk lampas hanging from the 14th/15th century, woven in golden-yellow and orange-brown threads with a very similar motif, was included in the Spink & Son Ltd. exhibition, Chinese Textiles, London, 1994, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 17.