Namkhaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Namkha (Tibetan: ནམ་མཁ nam mkha "sky", "space", "aether"," heaven"), also known as De; (Tibetan mdos (མདོས) ) is a form of yarn or thread cross composed traditionally of wool or silk and is metonymic of the Endless knot of the Ashtamangala. In certain rites, the Namkha becomes a pure land abode or temenos (Sanskrit: vihara) of a thoughtform. In other rites it becomes a snare for demons as it was used by Padmasambhava after his Vajrakilaya Dance during he consecration of Samye. (Pearlman, 2002: p. 18) It is a form of intentional process art. Weavings of a similar nature are called "God's eye" in English folk art.