Miscellaneous Topics – 2403
4. Showing no anger.
All four requirements the Bodhisatta fulfilled in his countless former lives. He,
therefore, acquired the 11
th
major mark of the yellow skin. Therefore, the bright
yellow complexion, comparable to the colour of golden ornaments, which, so to
speak, informed Devas and humans of his fulfilment of the four requirements
was 2) the power of the deed. The golden skin was 3) the mark. The gain of fine
clothing, and so on was 4) the advantage of the mark.
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The Male Organ Concealed in a Sheath
In his numerous past existences, the Bodhisatta brought about reconciliation in
amity to those relatives and friends who had been long separated; he created
harmony between estranged mothers and sons, estranged fathers and sons,
estranged brothers, estranged brothers and sisters, and amongst estranged sisters.
He rejoiced in the harmony thus caused.
As a result, corresponding to such deeds of merit, he enjoyed divine bliss.
Reborn a human being, he acquired the 10
th
major mark of “the male organ
concealed in a sheath,” like that of a Chaddanta elephant king.
Because he was endowed with that mark, had he remained a householder, he
would have become a Universal Monarch and would have begot thousands of
brave scions who would have been able to crush enemy forces. On renouncing
the world, he became an omniscient Buddha and gathered thousands of sons in
his noble disciples, who were capable of crushing the enemy forces of the
defilements.
Herein, his meritorious performance of bringing about unity among relatives in
the numerous past existences was 1) the meritorious deed. When kinsmen are
united, one overlooks another’s fault. Even when they are quarrelling, they do
not like to let others know of the wrong done by a man of their own blood. If
one were to say: “This is his fault,” they would rise up and protest it, saying:
“Who has seen that? Who has heard of that? There is nobody among us who
would have done such a misdeed!” In this way, they all would give cover to his
fault. It may be said that the Bodhisatta had disregarded such a fault and thereby
brought about unity to his kith and kin. Therefore, the male organ is in a sheath
and that is indicative to others of his past deeds of bringing unity to his relatives
by preventing their fault from being seen so that they may live in happiness, so
that was 2) the power of the deed. The male organ thus concealed in a sheath