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| − | In [[Buddhist]] art and culture, the [[Urna]] (more correctly [[ūrṇā]] or [[ūrṇākośa]] (Pāli [[uṇṇā]]), and known as [[Byakugō]] ([[白亳]]) in {{Wiki|Japan}}) is a spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of [[Buddhist]] images as an auspicious mark. It symbolizes a third eye, which in turn symbolizes vision into the divine world; a sort of ability to see past our mundane [[universe]] of [[suffering]]. | + | In [[Buddhist]] art and culture, the [[Urna]] (more correctly [[ūrṇā]] or [[ūrṇākośa]] ([[Pāli]] [[uṇṇā]]), and known as [[Byakugō]] ([[白亳]]) in {{Wiki|Japan}}) is a spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of [[Buddhist]] images as an [[auspicious]] mark. It [[symbolizes]] a third [[eye]], which in turn [[symbolizes]] [[vision]] into the [[divine]] [[world]]; a sort of ability to see past our [[mundane]] [[universe]] of [[suffering]]. |
| − | As set out in the [[Lakkhaṇa Sutta]] or 'Discourse on Marks', the [[ūrṇā]] is the thirty-first physical characteristic of [[Buddha]]. It is generally thought to be a whorl of hair and be a mark or sign of the [[Buddha]] as a [[mahāpuruṣa]] or [[great being]]. The device is often seen on sculptures from the 2nd century CE. Sometimes it is represented with a jewel and frequently said to symbolize [[wisdom]]. In the [[Lalitavistara]] it is the place from which emits rays of brilliant light. | + | As set out in the [[Lakkhaṇa Sutta]] or '{{Wiki|Discourse}} on Marks', the [[ūrṇā]] is the thirty-first [[physical]] [[characteristic]] of [[Buddha]]. It is generally [[thought]] to be a whorl of [[hair]] and be a mark or sign of the [[Buddha]] as a [[mahāpuruṣa]] or [[great being]]. The device is often seen on sculptures from the 2nd century CE. Sometimes it is represented with a [[jewel]] and frequently said to [[symbolize]] [[wisdom]]. In the [[Lalitavistara]] it is the place from which emits rays of brilliant [[light]]. |
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Latest revision as of 01:47, 4 September 2013
In Buddhist art and culture, the Urna (more correctly ūrṇā or ūrṇākośa (Pāli uṇṇā), and known as Byakugō (白亳) in Japan) is a spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark. It symbolizes a third eye, which in turn symbolizes vision into the divine world; a sort of ability to see past our mundane universe of suffering.
As set out in the Lakkhaṇa Sutta or 'Discourse on Marks', the ūrṇā is the thirty-first physical characteristic of Buddha. It is generally thought to be a whorl of hair and be a mark or sign of the Buddha as a mahāpuruṣa or great being. The device is often seen on sculptures from the 2nd century CE. Sometimes it is represented with a jewel and frequently said to symbolize wisdom. In the Lalitavistara it is the place from which emits rays of brilliant light.
