THE GREAT CHRONICLE OF BUDDHAS
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(43) Long and broad eyes (
ÈyatavisÈla nettatÈ
).
(44) Very clear eyes with five kinds of colour (
paÒca pasÈdavanta nettatÈ
).
(Two characteristics concerning the eyes.)
(45) Eyelashes with their tips curling upwards (
kuÒjitagga bhamukatÈ
).
(This is the only characteristic concerning the eyelashes.)
(46) Soft, thin and red tongue (
mudu tanuka ratta jivhatÈ
). (The Samantacakkhu DÊpanÊ,
Volume I, says that by this characteristic should be taken three things: softness,
thinness and redness, while other teachers wish to take only two: softness and
thinness. Here in this book the characteristic is mentioned as one in accordance with
the JinÈla~kÈra Tika.)
(This is the only characteristic concerning the tongue.)
(47) Long and beautiful ears (
Èyata-rucira kaÓÓatÈ
). (In this connection too, two things
are taken by others.)
(This is the only characteristic concerning the ears.)
(48) Varicosity-free vein (
niggaÓÔhi siratÈ
). (There are no varicose veins.)
(49) Neither receding nor protruding veins (i.e. inconspicuous veins) (
nigg|Äa siratÈ
).
(Two characteristic concerning the veins.)
(50) Round elegant head like a circular umbrella (
vatta-chattanibha cÈru sÊsatÈ
).
(This is the only characteristic concerning the head.)
(51) Long, broad and graceful forehead (
Èyata-puthu nalÈÔa sobhatÈ
).
(This is the only characteristic concerning the forehead.)
(52) Natural and beautiful eyebrows that need not be groomed (
susaÓÔhÈna bhamukatÈ
).
(53) Soft eyebrows (
saÓha bhamukatÈ
).
(54) Eyebrows in regular order (
anuloma bhamukatÈ
).
(55) Large eyebrows (
mahÈnta bhamukatÈ
).
(56) Long eyebrows (
Èyata bhamukatÈ
).
(Five characteristics concerning the eyebrows.)
(57) Supple body (
sukumÈla gattatÈ
).
(58) Very relaxed body (
ativiya-somma gattatÈ
).
(59) Very bright body (
ativiya-ujjalita gattatÈ
).
(60) Dirt-free body (absence of body secretion) (
vimala gattatÈ
).
(61) Non-sticky body (the body skin always looks fresh) (
komala gattatÈ
).
(62) Neat and handsome body (
siniddha gattatÈ
).
(63) Fragrant body (
sugandha tanutÈ
).
(Fifteen characteristics concerning the body including the above eight from No.20 to
No. 27.)
(64) Body hairs of equal length (no difference in length (
sama lomatÈ
).
(65) Non-sticky hairs (
komala lomatÈ
).
(66) Every body hair coiling clockwise (
dakkhiÓÈvaÔÔa lomatÈ
).
(67) Blue body hairs like the colour of broken stones of collyrium (
bhinn'aÒjana-sadisa-
nÊla lomatÈ
). (The Samantacakkhu DÊpanÊ says that it is the blue hair on the head
that has the splendour of a golden mountain.)
(68) Round body hairs (
vaÔÔa lomatÈ
).
(69) Smooth body hairs (
siniddha lomatÈ
).
(Six characteristics concerning the hairs of the body.)
(70) Very subtle inhaling and exhaling breath (
atisukhuma-assÈsapassÈsa dhÈraÓatÈ
).