Post by Neo on Oct 14, 2020 19:23:19 GMT -5
Thus have I heard. Once the Lord was staying at Savatthi, it Jetavana, Anathapindika's park.
"Monks!" He said, and the monks replied, "Lord?"
The Lord Said, "There are, monks, these thirty two marks peculiar to a great man, and for that great man who possesses them, only two careers are open. If he lives the household life he will become a ruler, a wheel turning righteous monarch of the law, conqueror of the four quarters who has established the security of his realm and is possessed of the seven treasures. These are: the Wheel Treasure, the Elephant Treasure, the Horse Treasure, the Jewel Treasure, the Woman Treasure, the Householder Treasure, and, as seventh, the Counselor Treasure. He has more than a thousand sons who are heroes, of heroic stature, conquerors of the hostile army. He dwells having conquered this sea-girt land without stick or sword, by the law. But if he goes forth from the household life into homelessness, then he will become an Arahant, a fully enlightened Buddha, one who draws back the veil from the world.
"And what are these thirty-two marks of a great man?
1. He has feet with level tread. This is one of the marks of a great man.
2. On the soles of his feet are wheels complete with felloe and hub
3. He has projecting heels
4. He has long fingers and toes
5. He has soft and tender hands and feet
6. His hands and feet are net-like (webbed?)
7. He has high-raised ankles
8. His legs are like an antelopes
9. Standing and without bending, he can touch and rub his knees with either hand.
10. His male organs are enclosed in a sheath.
11. His complexion is bright, the color of gold
12. His skin is delicate and so smooth that no dust can adhere to his body
13. His body hairs are separate, one to each pore.
14. His body hair grow upwards, bluish-black like collyruim, growing in rings to the right.
15. His body is divinely straight
16. He has the seven convex surfaces.
17. The front part of his body is like a Lion's.
18. There is no hollow between his shoulders.
19. He is proportioned like a banyan-tree: his height is as the span of his arms.
20. His bust is evenly rounded.
21. He has a perfect sense of taste.
22. He has jaws like a lions
23. He has forty teeth.
24. His teeth are even.
25. There are no spaces between his teeth.
26. His canine teeth are very bright.
27. His tongue is very long
28. He has a Brahma-like voice, like that of the Karavika-bird.
29. His eyes are deep blue.
30. He has eyelashes like a cow's.
31. The hair between his eyebrows is white, and soft like cotton down.
32. His head is like a royal turban."
"There, monks, are the thirty two marks peculiar to a great man, and for that great man who possesses them, only two careers are open. If he lives the household life he will become a ruler, a wheel turning righteous monarch of the law, conqueror of the four quarters who has established the security of his realm and is possessed of the seven treasures. These are: the Wheel Treasure, the Elephant Treasure, the Horse Treasure, the Jewel Treasure, the Woman Treasure, the Householder Treasure, and, as seventh, the Counselor Treasure. He has more than a thousand sons who are heroes, of heroic stature, conquerors of the hostile army. He dwells having conquered this sea-girt land without stick or sword, by the law. But if he goes forth from the household life into homelessness, then he will become an Arahant, a fully enlightened Buddha, one who draws back the veil from the world. And sages of other communions know these thirty-two marks, but they do not know the karmic reasons for the gaining of them. ~ Lakkhana Sutta
...ooOoo...
Source:
www.buddhasutra.com/files/lakkhana_sutta.htm
"Monks!" He said, and the monks replied, "Lord?"
The Lord Said, "There are, monks, these thirty two marks peculiar to a great man, and for that great man who possesses them, only two careers are open. If he lives the household life he will become a ruler, a wheel turning righteous monarch of the law, conqueror of the four quarters who has established the security of his realm and is possessed of the seven treasures. These are: the Wheel Treasure, the Elephant Treasure, the Horse Treasure, the Jewel Treasure, the Woman Treasure, the Householder Treasure, and, as seventh, the Counselor Treasure. He has more than a thousand sons who are heroes, of heroic stature, conquerors of the hostile army. He dwells having conquered this sea-girt land without stick or sword, by the law. But if he goes forth from the household life into homelessness, then he will become an Arahant, a fully enlightened Buddha, one who draws back the veil from the world.
"And what are these thirty-two marks of a great man?
1. He has feet with level tread. This is one of the marks of a great man.
2. On the soles of his feet are wheels complete with felloe and hub
3. He has projecting heels
4. He has long fingers and toes
5. He has soft and tender hands and feet
6. His hands and feet are net-like (webbed?)
7. He has high-raised ankles
8. His legs are like an antelopes
9. Standing and without bending, he can touch and rub his knees with either hand.
10. His male organs are enclosed in a sheath.
11. His complexion is bright, the color of gold
12. His skin is delicate and so smooth that no dust can adhere to his body
13. His body hairs are separate, one to each pore.
14. His body hair grow upwards, bluish-black like collyruim, growing in rings to the right.
15. His body is divinely straight
16. He has the seven convex surfaces.
17. The front part of his body is like a Lion's.
18. There is no hollow between his shoulders.
19. He is proportioned like a banyan-tree: his height is as the span of his arms.
20. His bust is evenly rounded.
21. He has a perfect sense of taste.
22. He has jaws like a lions
23. He has forty teeth.
24. His teeth are even.
25. There are no spaces between his teeth.
26. His canine teeth are very bright.
27. His tongue is very long
28. He has a Brahma-like voice, like that of the Karavika-bird.
29. His eyes are deep blue.
30. He has eyelashes like a cow's.
31. The hair between his eyebrows is white, and soft like cotton down.
32. His head is like a royal turban."
"There, monks, are the thirty two marks peculiar to a great man, and for that great man who possesses them, only two careers are open. If he lives the household life he will become a ruler, a wheel turning righteous monarch of the law, conqueror of the four quarters who has established the security of his realm and is possessed of the seven treasures. These are: the Wheel Treasure, the Elephant Treasure, the Horse Treasure, the Jewel Treasure, the Woman Treasure, the Householder Treasure, and, as seventh, the Counselor Treasure. He has more than a thousand sons who are heroes, of heroic stature, conquerors of the hostile army. He dwells having conquered this sea-girt land without stick or sword, by the law. But if he goes forth from the household life into homelessness, then he will become an Arahant, a fully enlightened Buddha, one who draws back the veil from the world. And sages of other communions know these thirty-two marks, but they do not know the karmic reasons for the gaining of them. ~ Lakkhana Sutta
...ooOoo...
Source:
www.buddhasutra.com/files/lakkhana_sutta.htm