Pan Chang knot
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| Pan chang[1][2] | |
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| File:Pan chang.png | |
| Names | Pan chang[1][2], P'anch'ang pattern,[3] 盤長結[citation needed], chinese butterfly knot,[4] Mystic knot,[2] Мистический узел[5] |
| Category | Decorative |
| ABoK | 2460 |
The Pan Chang Knot is one of the eight symbols of Buddhism. It communicates that religion's belief in a cycle of life with no beginning and no end. It was illustrated in a painting of the Emperor Xiaozhong (the second ruling member of the southern Song dynasty, which existed from AD 960 to 1279) that is now in the Palace Museum in Beijing. The knot is also known as the Mystic Knot, and is believed to impart good fortune to those who wear and observe it. It is an intricate knot that forces the tyer to think in three dimensions.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ The Complete Book of Chinese Knotting (2014) by Lydia Chen — Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots by Lindsey Philpott (2010) — Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF KNOTS (Series on Knots & Everything) — Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Ashley, Clifford W.. The Ashley Book of Knots. Published by Faber and Faber, 1993, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Демус Валерий Анатольевич, Большая книга узлов. Рыбацкие, охотничьи, морские, туристские, альпинистские, бытовые: Издательство «Клуб Семейного Досуга»; 2014; Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). — p.127
