1: The Birth of the Bodhisatta – 254
17. The mark of the full and well-developed body, like a lion’s front
portion.
18. The mark of the full and well-developed back of the body extending
from the waist to the neck like a golden plank without any trace of the
spinal furrow in the middle.
19. The mark of the symmetrically proportioned body like the circular
spread of a banyan tree, for his height and the compass of his arms are
of equal measurement.
20. The mark of the proportionate and rounded throat.
21. The mark of 7,000 capillaries with their tips touching one another at the
throat and diffusing throughout the body the taste of food even if it is
as small as a sesame seed.
22. The mark of the lion-like chin which is somewhat like that of one who
is about to smile.
23. The mark of the teeth numbering exactly 40.
24. The mark of the teeth set proportionately in a row.
25. The mark of the teeth touching one another with no space in between.
26. The mark of the four canine teeth white and brilliant as the morning
star.
27. The mark of the long, flat and tender tongue.
28. The mark of the voice having eight qualities like a Brahma’s.
29. The mark of the very clear blue eyes.
30. The mark of the very soft and tender eyelashes like a new-born calf.
31. The mark of the hair between the two eyebrows.
32. The mark of the thin layer of flesh that appears by nature like a gold
headband on the forehead.
These are the 32 marks of a Great Man.
This information is extracted from the Long Discourse on the Traditions
(
Mahāpadāna-sutta
, DN 14) and the Discourse on the Marks (
Lakkhaṇa-
sutta
, DN 30), as well as from the Discourse concerning Brahmāyu