A piece of jewelry made of fine, intricately intertwined wires. A word used in the titles of many Buddhist texts to indicate that the subject matter is presented in a manner resembling a filigree, in which the various topics are intricately intertwined, resulting in a beautiful, elegant presentation of the material.
Tibetan: རྒྱན། rgyan
Sanskrit: alaṃkāra
J. Hopkins: Ornament
Synonyms: Ornament
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