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| The endless or glorious knot | |
25th Anniversary of the Colombo Plan - stamp showing one of the Tibetan Eight auspicious symbols.
Tibet is a gorgeous land of mysteries in China, spread out between India and the Himalayas in the South. The traditional nomadic culture was greatly influenced by the introduction of Buddhism from India, to the extent that most cultural achievements of Tibet are related to the Buddhist religion. Because of the prevalence of Tantra with its amusing custom of symbolism, it is no surprise that symbols and symbolic artifacts of all sorts are found in Tibet. Some of the symbols, however, originated in Tibet, or were given a specific meaning within the local culture.
The endless or glorious knot : As a symbol of the Buddha’s mind the eternal knot epitomises the Buddha’s endless wisdom and compassion. As a symbol of the Buddha’s teachings it characterises the continuity of the ‘twelve links of dependent origination’, which triggers the reality of cyclic existence. |
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| Issued Country | Bhutan |
| Issued Year | 1976 |
| Category | Buddhist Symbol Events Buddhist Arts |
| Type | Postage Stamps |