Urna
A tuft of hair between the brows, one of the Buddhist 32 marks of a great man.
- Samudrika Shastra
- हिंदी: ऊर्णा
What is the rule behind Urna?
The texts praise long, even brows that do not meet; some verses call joined brows unlucky. Buddhist lists of the 32 marks of a great man include the urna, a tuft of hair between the brows.
Source: Brihat Samhita; Lakkhana Sutta
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Related terms
- 32 marks of a great manA Buddhist list of the marks of a great man, among them the urna between the brows, the ushnisha on the crown, 40 teeth and a voice like Brahma's.
- UshnishaThe rounded crown of Buddha images, one of the Buddhist 32 marks. The Hindu texts praise a head shaped like a parasol (chhatra).
- Lalata rekha (forehead lines)The lines across the forehead, which the texts count and link to fortune. They deepen with age and expression, and lifespan is never read from them.
- BimbaA red fruit to which the texts liken praised lips.
- SaraIn Charaka Samhita, the tissue or quality best developed in a person, of eight kinds from skin to mind (sattva). It belongs to a physician's examination; a Samudrika reader only names it.
- Svara (voice)The voice. The texts praise one that is deep and resonant like a rain cloud or a drum. A voice changes with age, illness and shyness, so a reader quotes the texts and reads no fortune from it.
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What does Urna mean in Samudrika Shastra?
A tuft of hair between the brows, one of the Buddhist 32 marks of a great man. The texts praise long, even brows that do not meet; some verses call joined brows unlucky. Buddhist lists of the 32 marks of a great man include the urna, a tuft of hair between the brows.
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