Buddhism in Its Connexion With Brāhmanism And Hindūism, And in Its Contrast With Christianity
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^ Some think that this represents the wheel of the Cakra-varti emperor, or the wheel of the law, or the cycle of causes, or the con- tinual revolution of births, deaths, and re-births. Dr. Mitra maintains that a lotus, and not a wheel, is always intended, though the lotus is often so badly carved that it may pass for any circular ornament. ^ Dr. Eajendralala Mitra considers that curly locks were given to Gautama Buddha because the possession of curls is believed to be an auspicious sign. Some h...ave actually inferred from the curl-like knobs, that Buddha was a negro ! OUTGROWTH OF SKULL. NIMBUS. 475 tremity — is noticeable. Often, too, sculptures found in India show the rounded form of this excrescence. Some think that it represents an ascetic's mass of hair coiled up in a top-knot on the crown of the head, as in images of the god Siva. Others regard it as the rough outline of what ought to be an Ushnisha or pecuHar crown-like head-dress, such as may be seen in many later images of the Buddha.
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