mikenkou　眉間光

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

Lit. forehead light. A curl of white hair on the forehead of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It is said to emit a bright light that illuminates the universe. One of the 32 attributes of Buddha *sanjuunisou 三十二相.

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*byakugou 白毫

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