Significance of Disk
Synonyms: Disc, Platter, Cd, Hard drive, Storage medium, Media, Plate, Circle
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Buddhist concept of 'Disk'
In Buddhism, "Disk" may symbolize maintaining focus and avoiding extremes. Overexerting oneself hinders perception, preventing the intended meaning or "sign" from becoming clear.
From: Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification)
(1) If one opens their eyes too wide, they get fatigued and this becomes too obvious, which prevents the sign becoming apparent.[1]
The concept of Disk in local and regional sources
The keyphrase "Disk" pertains to the observable visual form of celestial bodies, with its measurement enabling accurate calculations of the object's true declination in astronomical observations.
From: Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints
(1) Krishna held this.[2] (2) This refers to Krishna, the Holder of the disk, who Joga hopes will come and meet him as a result of fasting, demonstrating his devotion and seeking divine grace.[3]
From: History of Science in South Asia
(1) The visual form of a planet or celestial object, and the true declination of this object is calculated.[4]
Classical concept of 'Disk'
From: The Book of the Dead
(1) The Disk is mentioned as a place through which Osiris goes in and comes out, as well as something he speaks with, suggesting a portal or entity.[5] (2) The disk is placed in the west, and it is associated with giving light to the course of the Disk, as well as possessing the splendours of the Disk of heaven.[6] (3) The Disk is a term used to refer to Ra, the lord of rays, and Osiris Ani desires to behold the Disk every day.[7] (4) Tmu is described as being in his disk, and Ra is in his rising in the eastern horizon of heaven, illustrating the daily cycle of the sun and the concept of rebirth.[8] (5) The Disk is the form in which Amen shone upon the earth from primeval time, and he is the prince of light and radiance.[9]
From: Legends Of The Gods
(1) The Disk stopped in its journeying, not moving from its place, due to Isis's supplication to the Boat of Millions of Years.[10] (2) Also known as Aten, this entity is positioned above a boat with a rudder and a double shrine, indicating a position of prominence.[11]
From: The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians
(1) The Disk is where the King is invited to, and his divine members mingled with those of him that made him.[12] (2) The text refers to the Disk, meaning the Sun-god, rising as Bata says he will enter into judgment with Anpu in his presence.[13]
From: The Gods of the Egyptians Vol 1
(1) Something the deity has upon his head a crown composed of, plumes, horns, and uraei with disks on their heads, ; a cognate form is perhaps that reproduced by Lanzone in which the god, who in this case is called “Ptah whose double plumes are lofty,” has upon his head horns, plumes, and a uraeus, and a uraeus upon his forehead.[14]
From: The Book of Gates
(1) It is a term for Aten, who is at the head of the Light, and is associated with the abodes of the Tuat.[15]
From: The Egyptian Heaven and Hell
(1) The Disk is a symbol of the sun, held by TEMU, and is received by NUT after the Sun-god passes through the Gate of TESERT-BAIU, traversing a gap in the mountain dividing the Eastern Vestibule of the TUAT from the sky.[16]