Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 4, 2008 09:44
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
圆光
Chinese to English
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甘肃省:武威罗什寺塔
塔顶的刹,于垂脊上直接施覆钵,覆钵上的宝盖周有圆光,下系小风铎,至顶是貌似葫芦形铜质的宝瓶,遥遥相望,金色辉煌,巍峨高耸,气势雄伟.
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| 4 | halo disc |
rushidao
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| 3 +1 | ring of light |
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halo disc
刹is the top part of a pagoda. It is a miniature stupa (Indian/Tibetan style Buddhist monument). The structure of 刹 contains three parts: the base, the body, and the top. 圆光 is a disc at the base of the top part. I would render it "halo disc". :-)
There is a schematic of 刹 in a book called 中国古塔 by 张斌远 and 夏志峰. Page 51.
There is a schematic of 刹 in a book called 中国古塔 by 张斌远 and 夏志峰. Page 51.
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ring of light
Is it a kind of visual effect formed by the light reflected from dome-shaped metal monument?
As in this mythical portrait
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ring of light seems too mythical to explain, I feel it should be a
** A luminous ring ** if you study the following illustration and captions:
http://www.hanminzu.com/bbs/UPLOADFILE/2004-12/2004121322211...
塔身内平放着一座宝刹单檐铜塔。塔为模铸成形，平面呈方形，分作塔基、塔身、塔刹三部分。塔基为须弥座，其外有三层渐收的护栏，每面护栏正中弧形踏步。塔身单层，四面各开一门，正面门外左、右各列一力士，门两侧为直棂窗，门额以上铺作人字形斗拱。顶单层，四角攒尖形，每面铸出瓦拢，角垅起翘。塔刹高耸，刹底为须弥座，其上6个相轮由下往上依次渐小，相轮以上有宝盖、**圆光**、仰月及宝珠，气象十分庄严
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Also, in this illustration:
http://baike.baidu.com/pic/139/12015845231825238.jpg
Lai An, I guess you'll soon become a vegetarian.
As in this mythical portrait
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-02-04 15:36:24 GMT)
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ring of light seems too mythical to explain, I feel it should be a
** A luminous ring ** if you study the following illustration and captions:
http://www.hanminzu.com/bbs/UPLOADFILE/2004-12/2004121322211...
塔身内平放着一座宝刹单檐铜塔。塔为模铸成形，平面呈方形，分作塔基、塔身、塔刹三部分。塔基为须弥座，其外有三层渐收的护栏，每面护栏正中弧形踏步。塔身单层，四面各开一门，正面门外左、右各列一力士，门两侧为直棂窗，门额以上铺作人字形斗拱。顶单层，四角攒尖形，每面铸出瓦拢，角垅起翘。塔刹高耸，刹底为须弥座，其上6个相轮由下往上依次渐小，相轮以上有宝盖、**圆光**、仰月及宝珠，气象十分庄严
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Also, in this illustration:
http://baike.baidu.com/pic/139/12015845231825238.jpg
Lai An, I guess you'll soon become a vegetarian.
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Gaines Post
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rushidao
: 圆光 can either be a ring, disc, or sphere. Lai An, you should check the exact shape of on the Wu Wei Kumarajiva Pagoda if you can. BTW, "halo" is normally the word for the luminous ring/sphere of light around sacred religious objects.
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Thanks, rushidao. I suppose it's either visual effect or imagined ring of light. From the photo I checked,http://www.hanminzu.com/bbs/UPLOADFILE/2004-12/2004121322211... it seems to be a **ring** with a pole running through its middle part.
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