The 32 Signs of the Buddha

 

The 32 Signs of the Buddha: The ideal physical characteristics of the Buddha that one visually contemplates and emulates:

#1 Thousand-spoked wheel sign on the foot print
#2 Level feet
#3 Long slender fingers
#4 Pliant hands & feet
#5 Finely webbed toes & fingers
#6 Full sized heels
#7 Arched insteps
#8 Thighs like a royal stag
#9 Hands reaching below the knees
#10 Well retracted genitals
#11 Equal length & stretch of arms
#12 Every hair root is dark colored
#13 Body hair graceful & wavy
#14 Golden hued body
#15 Surrounded by a radiant ten foot aura
#16 Soft smooth skin
#17 The soles, palms, shoulders & crown are well-rounded
#18 Below the armpits well filled
#19 Lion shaped body
#20 Erect Posture
#21 Full shoulders
#22 Forty teeth
#23 Teeth white even & close
#24 Four canine teeth pure white
#25 Lion jawed
#26 Saliva improving the taste of all food
#27 Tongue long & broad
#28 Voice deep & resonant
#29 Eyes deep blue
#30 Eyelashes like those of a royal bull
#31 White urna or curl between the eyebrows
#32 Usnisa or fleshy protuberance on the crown of the head

The Buddha Sakyamuni

 

 

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