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Knot of flesh on the head

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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.

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