houshagata kouhai　放射形光背

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Also sujikou 筋光, nukigokou 貫後光, and kasagokou 傘御光. A radial nimbus. A type of the nimbus or halo found on a Buddhist statue, which symbolizes divine knowledge, and is represented with radiating lines.

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