Urna

In Buddhist art and culture, the Urna (ūrṇā, ūrṇākeśa or ūrṇākośa[1][2] (Pāli uṇṇa), and known as 白毫; báiháo in Chinese) is a spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark.

[2][3] As set out in the Lakkhana Sutta or 'Discourse on Marks', the ūrṇā is the thirty-first physical characteristic of Buddha.

[4] It is generally thought to be a whorl of hair and be a mark or sign of the Buddha as a mahāpuruṣa or great being.

[citation needed] The device is often seen on sculptures from the 2nd century CE.

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