The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature c11.s2.2

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c11.s2.2

(1) His head is like a cap in shape (or like a royal turban). E. Burnouf interprets the term *uṣṇīṣa-śīrṣa* as meaning "having a bump on the head"³⁸ (Pāli: *uṇhīsa-sīso*. *sahaj-oṣṇīṣa-mastakaḥ*; Kṣemendra, i, 671). E. Senart compares the *uṣṇīṣa* to the *kaparda* of Çiva and Rudra, and says: "Toutefois, parmi les interprétations auxquelles il donne lieu, l'une fait de l'*uṣṇīṣa* une disposition particulière de la chevelure, ramenée sur le sommet de la tête."

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Dīghanikāya — Pāli
Lalitavistarā — Haribhadra Sūri, Sanskrit