Endless Knots in Other Cultures
Endless knots come as mystic/mythological symbols have developed independently in various cultures. A well-known example is the various Celtic knots.
The interlaced form of the unicursal hexagram of occultism is topologically equivalent to the Buddhist endless knot.
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“There are endless sufferings to endure and endless lessons to learn.”
—Chinese proverb.
“I wonder, among all the tangles of this mortal coil, which one contains tighter knots to undo, & consequently suggests more tugging, & pain, & diversified elements of misery, than the marriage tie.”
—Edith Wharton (1862–1937)
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