Brief Encyclopedia Signs and symbols of Kazakh culture

Segiz / Eight

The number «eight» is considered a symbol of perfection and completeness in world culture. The traditional ideas about the perfect man in Kazakh culture are expressed in a great idiom – «Segiz Qyrly, bir syrly», which in semantic translation means «Eight faces – a single essence». Kazakhs usually say this about a talented person – a craftsman, akyn, musician, baqsy, etc. The number «Eight» is a symbol of knowledge/ achievement of the essence of Tengrian spiritual teachings in different spheres, it is expressed in the possession of eight talents, eight elements, eight matters, etc. Eight – gradual, thorny path to a single peak of the world mountain in the universe – the highest point of spiritual development of the Tengrian man.

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ШайгОзова Ж.Н., Наурзбаева А. Б.

Краткая энциклопедия знаков и символов казахской культуры.

Алматы: КазНИИК, 2023.