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The "Endless Knot" symbol of Asian cultures (in some versions this is a symbol of Buddhism):
Depictions of the "Endless Knot" symbol of Asian cultures (in some versions this is a symbol of Buddhism). In the series below, the knots have a number of crossings which is always the square of an odd number (but two of these crossings are not structurally significant).


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Image:Endless_knot_23_crossings_25.png|Form with 25 crossings, 23 of which are structurally significant.
Image:Endless_knot_23_crossings_25.png|Form with 25 crossings, 23 of which are structurally significant.
Image:Endless knot Red lacquerware dish Ming Dynasty.jpg|Form with 49 crossings, 47 of which are structurally significant. Photograph of ca. 400 year old Chinese lacquerware dish.
Image:Endless knot Red lacquerware dish Ming Dynasty.jpg|Form with 49 crossings, 47 of which are structurally significant. Photograph of ca. 400 year old Chinese lacquerware dish.
Image:Endless-knot-49-crossings.png|Abstract geometric version of preceding.
Image:Endless-knot-81-crossings.png|Form with 81 crossings 79 of which are structurally significant.
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Revision as of 07:41, 25 January 2010

Depictions of the "Endless Knot" symbol of Asian cultures (in some versions this is a symbol of Buddhism). In the series below, the knots have a number of crossings which is always the square of an odd number (but two of these crossings are not structurally significant).

  • Simplest form with 9 crossings, 7 of which are structurally significant (i.e. a 7_4 knot). Photograph of Susan Williams' medallion [1].

    Simplest form with 9 crossings, 7 of which are structurally significant (i.e. a 7_4 knot). Photograph of Susan Williams' medallion [1].

  • Form with 25 crossings, 23 of which are structurally significant.

    Form with 25 crossings, 23 of which are structurally significant.

  • Form with 49 crossings, 47 of which are structurally significant. Photograph of ca. 400 year old Chinese lacquerware dish.

    Form with 49 crossings, 47 of which are structurally significant. Photograph of ca. 400 year old Chinese lacquerware dish.

  • Abstract geometric version of preceding.

    Abstract geometric version of preceding.

  • Form with 81 crossings 79 of which are structurally significant.

    Form with 81 crossings 79 of which are structurally significant.

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