ushitsunisha　烏瑟に沙

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

See *nikkei 肉髻. A hemispherical protuberance emerging from the head of a sculpted image of the Buddha. One of the 32 characteristics of the Buddha *sanjuunisou 三十二相. Also ushichinisha, ushitsu, ushichi 烏瑟.

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