The Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī (Sanskrit IAST; English: Dhāraṇī of the Victorious Uṣṇīṣa, Chinese: 佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經; Pinyin: Fódǐng Zūnshèng Tuóluóní Jīng; Rōmaji:...

The ushnisha (Sanskrit: उष्णीष, romanized: uṣṇīṣa) is a three-dimensional oval on top of the head. In Pali scriptures, it is the crown of Buddha, the symbol...

Usnisasitatapatra or Uṣṇīṣa Sitātapatrā. It is believed that Sitātapatrā is a powerful independent deity emanated by Gautama Buddha from his Uṣṇīṣa. Whoever practices...

Precious Mirror Samadhi, the Sandokai, the Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī, and the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra. The butsudan is the altar in a monastery, temple or...

The Great Dharani Sutra is a copy of the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra, a scripture of Mahayana Buddhism, which is considered to be one of the oldest printed...

hūṃ hūṃ ruru cale svāhā. 4. Obeisance to Uṣṇīṣa. The Tathāgatalocanā-mahāvidyā Veneration to the glorious Uṣṇīṣa. oṃ ruru sphuru shine, stand by, O the...

Theravadin Milindapañha, describe the marks of the chakravarti as ruler: uṣṇīṣa, chhatra "parasol", "horn jewel" or vajra, whisk and sandals. These were...

dated to the 7th–8th century CE. It also contains the Sanskrit text of the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra and the final line shows the Siddhaṃ abugida. Chinese...

is also known as Uṣṇīṣa Sitatapatra. Sitātapatrā is a powerful independent deity as she was emanated by Gautama Buddha from his uṣṇīṣa. Whoever practices...

as evidenced by the many contemporaneous inscriptions of this period. Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra in Siddhaṃ on palm leaf in 609 CE found in Hōryū-ji...

various mantras, including the Great Compassion Mantra, the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī from the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sutra, the Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī Dhāraṇī...

by h, i.e. ṣṇ, sn and sm become ṇh, nh, and mh Examples: tṛṣṇa → taṇha, uṣṇīṣa → uṇhīsa, asmi → amhi The sequence śn becomes ñh, due to assimilation of...

Escalators to the Great Usnisa Hall Corridor outside the Great Usnisa Hall Buddha statues in the palace View in the Great Usnisa Hall View of the Foding...

CBETA 漢文大藏經. Samye Translations (tr.) (2023). "Sitātapatrā Born from the Uṣṇīṣa of All Tathāgatas (Sarvatathāgatoṣṇīṣasitātapatrā, Toh 590)". 84000: Translating...

Division, hosted by Amoghasiddhi Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī Guhyasamāja Tantra Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra Śūraṅgama Sūtra Translation Committee of the Buddhist...

charms. Some important dhāraṇī texts include: Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra (Dhāraṇī of Victorious Uṣṇīṣa) Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī (Dhāraṇī of the Blue Necked...

S2CID 154346069. Bailey, Alice A. (1957). "The Externalization of the Hierarchy". USNISA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009. Cumbey...

western pillar stands at 11 meters high. Both pillars are engraved with the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra, as well as reliefs of various Buddhist figures and...

obvious features which can be found in many buddha statues include: The uṣṇīṣa, a protuberance on the top of the head which symbolizes superb wisdom. The...

Victorious Crown Jewel Tārā (Skt. Tārā Tathāgatoṣṇīṣā or Tārā Uṣṇīṣa-vijayā), the uṣṇīṣa is a protuberance on the Buddha’s head, this four armed gold Tārā...

Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra Śūraṅgama Sūtra Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dhāraṇī Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra Great Compassion Dhāraṇī Mani mantra Ōjōyōshū Senchakushū...

A replica of The Heart Sutra and Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra manuscript in Siddham script on palm-leaf in 609 CE. First page and the first line of second...

Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra Śūraṅgama Sūtra Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dhāraṇī Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra Great Compassion Dhāraṇī Mani mantra Ōjōyōshū Senchakushū...

Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra Śūraṅgama Sūtra Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dhāraṇī Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra Great Compassion Dhāraṇī Mani mantra Ōjōyōshū Senchakushū...

Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra Śūraṅgama Sūtra Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dhāraṇī Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra Great Compassion Dhāraṇī Mani mantra Ōjōyōshū Senchakushū...

Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra Śūraṅgama Sūtra Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dhāraṇī Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra Great Compassion Dhāraṇī Mani mantra Ōjōyōshū Senchakushū...

in the earliest tantric system of Ekākṣara-uṣṇīṣa-cakravartin ("The Universal Emperor of the Buddha's Uṣṇīṣa [assuming the aspect of] a Single Syllable")...

both the cosmic buddha Vairocana – specifically, Vairocana's head knob or uṣṇīṣa – and the sacred syllable bhrūṃ) and thus a symbol of ultimate reality,...

nyagrodha tree) Fingers reaching the knee (when hand is stretched down) Usnisa (Buddhic protuberance on the crown of the head) The Bodhisattva-mahasattva...

position of the Buddha's hands symbolizes enlightenment. The Buddha has an usnisa, a symbol of the wisdom. The drapery on the Buddha, such as the fan-shaped...