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kanshoku 冠飾 | ||||||
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A general term for the ornamentation and style of
Buddhist crowns *houkan
宝冠. Bodhisattvas *bosatsu
菩薩 are often portrayed wearing crowns that have flower and foliage designs. These
designs are thought to be derived from flowers used in hair decoration of Indian
Buddhist images, as seen for example in the cave paintings in Ajanta (5c). The
various forms of kanshoku include the 7c three-sided *sanmen
toushoku 三面頭飾; the high peaked *sanzankan
三山冠; and crowns bearing miniature images *kebutsu
化仏 such as the *gochi houkan
五智宝冠. |
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*kantai 冠帯, *Juuichimen Kannon 十一面観音, *toushoku 頭飾. | ||||||
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