Pan chang[1][2]
NamesPan chang[1][2], P'anch'ang pattern[3],盤長結[citation needed], chinese butterfly knot[4],Mystic knot,[2] Мистический узел[5]
CategoryDecorative
ABoK2460

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]

3d structure of Panchang knot

See also

References

  1. ^ The Complete Book of Chinese Knotting (2014) by Lydia Chen — ISBN 978-0 8048-3679-1
  2. ^ a b c The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots by Lindsey Philpott (2010) — ISBN 978-1-4081-5726-8
  3. ^ HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF KNOTS (Series on Knots & Everything) — ISBN 978-9810224691
  4. ^ Ashley, Clifford W.. The Ashley Book of Knots. Published by Faber and Faber, 1993, ISBN 057109659X, 978-0571096596
  5. ^ Демус Валерий Анатольевич, Большая книга узлов. Рыбацкие, охотничьи, морские, туристские, альпинистские, бытовые: Издательство «Клуб Семейного Досуга»; 2014; ISBN 978-966-14-8264-6 — p.127
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