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| − | + | * '''rooftree:''' the ridgepole of a roof | |
| − | + | * '''pig's cheeks under the sacred rooftree:''' the Chinese character of a pig under a roof is used to designate ''home'' | |
| − | + | * '''sacred roof tree:''' a symbol of Osiris → Osiris was sealed in a [[sycamore]] (see [[Page_24|FW 024.31]]) coffin by his brother Set and placed in the Nile; where the coffin landed a large tree grew up consuming the coffin within it's trunk; the tree was cut down and formed into a rooftree – still containing the body | |
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| + | * '''Broken is the rooftree of the house of Self:''' said by Shakyamuni Buddha upon his enlightenment. "Housebuilder, thou art seen. Thou shalt build the house no more." | ||
Latest revision as of 15:27, 7 June 2008
- rooftree: the ridgepole of a roof
- pig's cheeks under the sacred rooftree: the Chinese character of a pig under a roof is used to designate home
- sacred roof tree: a symbol of Osiris → Osiris was sealed in a sycamore (see FW 024.31) coffin by his brother Set and placed in the Nile; where the coffin landed a large tree grew up consuming the coffin within it's trunk; the tree was cut down and formed into a rooftree – still containing the body
- Broken is the rooftree of the house of Self: said by Shakyamuni Buddha upon his enlightenment. "Housebuilder, thou art seen. Thou shalt build the house no more."
