Nimbus

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Nimbus

(Lat.)

The aureole around the heads of the Christ and Saints in Greek and Romish Churches is of Eastern origin. As every Orientalist knows, Buddha is described as having his head surrounded with shining glory six cubits in width; and, as shown by Hardy (Eastern Monachism), “his principal disciples are represented by the native painters as having a similar mark of eminence”. In China, Tibet and Japan, the heads of the saints are always surrounded with a nimbus (TG).

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Shortly: The aureole around the heads of the Christ and Saints in Greek and Romish Churches is of Eastern ori...