ushnisha

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit उष्णीष (uṣṇīṣa).

Noun

ushnisha (plural ushnishas)

  1. A sign depicted over the head of the Buddha in artistic representations, resembling a topknot or a cranial protuberance.
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