Tibetans ascribe great meaning to this phenomenon - is it more common at high altitudes? - and it's commonly claimed that sun haloes appear at the death or rebirth of great sages. One of the main symbols of dzogchen, a high form of meditation, is a Tibetan letter 'A' shown in a sun halo (http://dzogchen.galeon.com/ahh.jpg).
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Date: 2005-03-30 06:15 am (UTC)