Eyes of Buddha
Symbol in Buddhist art / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eyes of Buddha (also called Buddha eyes or Wisdom eyes[1]) is a symbol used in Buddhist art. The symbol depicts two half-closed eyes, a style sometimes referred to as the Adamantine View (Sanskrit: Vajradrsti).[2] In between and slightly above the eyes is a circle or spiral which represents the urna,[3] one of the thirty-two characteristics of a great man (Sanskrit: Mahāpuruṣalakṣaṇa) in Buddhism.[2] Directly below the urna is a curly symbol stylized as १, which represents the number one in Devanagari numerals.[4][5] The curly symbol, which represents either a nose or a divine fire emanating from the urna above, symbolizes unity.[1]
The Eyes of Buddha symbol represents the all-seeing eyes of the Buddha,[6] or sometimes more specifically represents the eyes of the Ādibuddha.[1]