肉髻(梵語:उष्णीष,IAST:uṣṇīṣa),又稱肉頂、螺髮、螺髻,是佛陀頭頂上隆起的肉叢;其形如髮髻,故名肉髻;又如一個個海螺,故名螺髮、螺髻。肉髻是三十二丈夫相、八十隨形好之一[1],是人天最尊貴的外相標誌。
傳說釋迦牟尼佛在成佛前,放棄太子身份,離開王宮,到山野中出家修行,當即用小刀剃髮,只留下兩個關節長的短髮。他成佛後,頭上長出肉髻,遮蔽於短髮之下。
參見條目
- 白毫 (佛教)
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