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| − | [肉髻相] (Skt [[ushnisha-shiraskata]]; Jpn [[nikkei-so]] ) | + | [[肉髻相]] (Skt [[ushnisha-shiraskata]]; Jpn [[nikkei-so]] ) |
| − | Also, protuberant [[knot of flesh]] or fleshy protuberance. A [[knot of flesh]] resembling a [[topknot]] said to [[exist]] on the crown of a [[Buddha]]'s head; one of a [[Buddha]]'s thirty-two {{Wiki|features}}. This feature is identified with "the [[unseen crown of the head]]," one of a [[Buddha's eighty characteristics]], indicating that the [[crown of a Buddha's head]] cannot be seen by [[ordinary people]]. This [[knot of flesh]] is often depicted in [[Buddhist]] images and sculptures. | + | Also, protuberant [[knot of flesh]] or [[fleshy protuberance]]. A [[knot of flesh]] resembling a [[topknot]] said to [[exist]] on the {{Wiki|crown}} of a [[Buddha]]'s head; one of a [[Buddha]]'s thirty-two {{Wiki|features}}. This feature is identified with "the [[unseen crown of the head]]," one of a [[Buddha's eighty characteristics]], indicating that the [[crown of a Buddha's head]] cannot be seen by [[ordinary people]]. This [[knot of flesh]] is often depicted in [[Buddhist]] images and sculptures. |
See also; [[eighty characteristics; thirty-two features]]. | See also; [[eighty characteristics; thirty-two features]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:52, 21 September 2015
knot of flesh on the head
肉髻相 (Skt ushnisha-shiraskata; Jpn nikkei-so )
Also, protuberant knot of flesh or fleshy protuberance. A knot of flesh resembling a topknot said to exist on the crown of a Buddha's head; one of a Buddha's thirty-two features. This feature is identified with "the unseen crown of the head," one of a Buddha's eighty characteristics, indicating that the crown of a Buddha's head cannot be seen by ordinary people. This knot of flesh is often depicted in Buddhist images and sculptures.
See also; eighty characteristics; thirty-two features.
