Heiligenschein

Japanese: Heiligenschein
Heiligenschein

...In addition, the lotus motif, the precious flower motif, the tower, the jewel, the wheel, the three-pronged prong, the karma, the flying celestial being, the Karyobinga, the kebutsu, the kebosatsu, the seed, the mirror, and other motifs were added as modifications to the halo, and the halo changed further depending on the Buddha status wearing it. [Mitsumori Masashi]
[Halos in Christian Art]
In European languages, it is called nimbus (Latin), Heiligenschein (German), and glory (English). In Christian iconography, a halo is a ring or disk, often painted gold, that surrounds the head of a god, divine person, or saint as a reflection of heavenly glory.

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Japanese:

…また,光背の文様として蓮華文,宝相華文,塔,宝珠,輪宝,三鈷(さんこ),羯磨,飛天,迦陵頻伽(かりようびんが),化仏(けぶつ),化菩薩,種子,鏡などが修飾的に付加されることとなり,光背はそれを負う仏格によりさらに変化が生まれた。【光森 正士】
[キリスト教美術の光背]
 ヨーロッパ諸語では,ニンブスnimbus(ラテン語),ハイリゲンシャインHeiligenschein(ドイツ語),グローリーglory(英語)などという。光背は,キリスト教図像では聖性の表徴として,天上の光栄の反映のごとく神,神的人格,または聖人の頭部を囲む円輪形または円盤形で,多くの場合,黄金色でいろどられる。…

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