Difference between revisions of "Buddha-crown"
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+ | [[Buddha-crown]] ([[buddhoṣṇīṣa]], [[佛頂]]), or [[Tathāgata-crown]] ([[tathāgatoṣṇīṣa]]). A fleshy mound on the {{Wiki|crown}} of a [[Buddha’s]] head, which is one of the [[thirty-two physical marks of a Buddha]], a sign resulting from countless [[lives]] of doing good [[dharmas]] and [[teaching]] others | ||
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+ | to do so. The same term also refers to the {{Wiki|invisible}} top of a [[Buddha’s]] head, which is one of the eighty {{Wiki|excellent}} [[characteristics]] of a [[Buddha]], a sign resulting from countless [[lives]] of venerating, praising, and making obeisance to {{Wiki|innumerable}} {{Wiki|holy}} [[beings]], [[teachers]], and [[parents]]. The {{Wiki|invisible}} [[Buddha-crown]] {{Wiki|signifies}} one’s true [[Mind]], which is free from [[causes]] and [[conditions]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 17 April 2024
Buddha-crown (buddhoṣṇīṣa, 佛頂), or Tathāgata-crown (tathāgatoṣṇīṣa). A fleshy mound on the crown of a Buddha’s head, which is one of the thirty-two physical marks of a Buddha, a sign resulting from countless lives of doing good dharmas and teaching others
to do so. The same term also refers to the invisible top of a Buddha’s head, which is one of the eighty excellent characteristics of a Buddha, a sign resulting from countless lives of venerating, praising, and making obeisance to innumerable holy beings, teachers, and parents. The invisible Buddha-crown signifies one’s true Mind, which is free from causes and conditions.