佛三十二相中烏瑟膩沙相中之好也(相為大相,好為小相)。佛頂上有肉塊隆起為髻形,謂為烏瑟膩沙相,頂上肉髻相等,於此相中有一切人天不能見之頂點,故名無見頂相。觀佛經三曰:「佛頂肉髻生萬億光,光光相次乃至上方無量世界,諸天世人十地菩薩亦不能見。」觀無量壽經曰:「唯頂上肉髻及無見頂相不及世尊。」同天台疏曰:「肉髻是相,無見頂是好,此相好表於極果。今作因人,故不及佛。」楞嚴經七曰:「若有宿習不能滅除,汝教是人一心誦我佛頂光明摩訶薩怛多般怛羅無上神咒,斯是如來無見頂相無為心,佛從頂發輝,坐寶蓮華所說心咒。」
The uṣṇīṣa, or lump, on Buddha's head, called 'the invisible mark on the head', because it was supposed to contain an invisible sign; perhaps because it was covered.
一無見頂相 指佛八十種相好之第六十六種。為梵語 uṣṇīṣaśiraskatā(肉髻相)之意譯。謂佛頂高至不得見之相。優婆塞戒經卷一(大二四‧一O四O上):「得無見頂相,何以故?為菩薩時,於無量世頭頂禮拜一切聖賢、師長、父母,尊重讚歎,恭敬供養,是故獲得無見頂相。」〔觀無量壽經、楞嚴經卷七〕(參閱「八十種好」401)p6407