ushnisha
Sign in to saveThe ushnisha (, Pali: uṇhīsa) is a protuberance on top of the head of a Buddha. In Buddhist literature, it is sometimes said to represent the "crown" of a Buddha, a symbol of Enlightenment and status the King of the Dharma.
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Within Vinony's link graph, ushnisha is referenced by 53 other articles, and connects out to Korean Buddhism, The Buddha and Sanskrit.
It sits within the topics Buddhas and Buddhist art.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Buddhist term.bn
- উষ্ণীষ
- Buddhist term.bn Latn
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- Buddhist term.en
- ushnisha
- Buddhist term.en Latn
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- Buddhist term.ja
- 肉髻
- Buddhist term.ja Latn
- nikukei
- Buddhist term.ko
- 육계
- Buddhist term.ko Latn
- yukgye
- Buddhist term.pi
- उण्हीस
- Buddhist term.pi Latn
- uṇhīsa
- Buddhist term.sa
- उष्णीष
- Buddhist term.sa Latn
- uṣṇīṣa
- Buddhist term.title
- Ushnisha
- Buddhist term.zh
- 肉髻
- Buddhist term.zh Latn
- ròu jì
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- religious symbol
- Image
- Labit - Buddah méditant - Hadda Afghanistan - Art gréco-bouddhique D 69 2.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Representation
- Origins
- The Bodhisattva-Cakravartin
- Possible Indus Valley origins
- Mahāyāna
- See also
- References
The ushnisha (, Pali: uṇhīsa) is a protuberance on top of the head of a Buddha. In Buddhist literature, it is sometimes said to represent the "crown" of a Buddha, a symbol of Enlightenment and status the King of the Dharma.
== Description == thumb|250px|Head of the Buddha, crowned by the ushnisha, 3rd century, Hadda, Afghanistan|Hadda, [[Afghanistan]]
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