Endless knot

Not to be confused with The Endless Not or Gordian Knot.

"The Eternal Knot" redirects here. For the 2001 classical album, see Adiemus (albums) § Adiemus IV: The Eternal Knot.

Endless knot
A common form of the endless knot
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	盤長結
Simplified Chinese	盘长结
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin pánzhǎng jié
Tibetan name
Tibetan	དཔལ་བེའུ།
Transcriptions Wylie dpal be'u
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	түмэн өлзий
Japanese name
Kanji	盤長結
Transcriptions Romanization Banchōmusubi
Sanskrit name
Sanskrit	श्रीवत्स

More decorative form of the endless knot

More complex form of the endless knot is seen on a c. 400-year-old Chinese lacquerware dish

Endless knot in a Burmese Pali manuscript

In Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, the endless knot or eternal knot is a symbolic knot and one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols. It is an important cultural marker in places significantly influenced by Tibetan Buddhism such as Tibet, Mongolia, Tuva, Kalmykia, and Buryatia. It is also found in Celtic, Kazakh and Chinese symbolism.