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These characteristics comprise 32 signs - "The 32 signs of a Great Man" (Pali: Lakkhaṇa Mahāpurisa 32) - and were supplemented by another 80 secondary characteristics (Pali:Anubyanjana) (see Brahmāyu Sutta, MN 91, for these). These traits are said to have defined the appearance of the historical Gautama Buddha and have been used symbolically in many of his representations. In the traditions of esoteric Buddhism the 32 greater and 80 lesser marks are held to be energetic qualities of the subtle body of the Sambhogakaya.

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  • Physical characteristics of the Buddha
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  • These characteristics comprise 32 signs - "The 32 signs of a Great Man" (Pali: Lakkhaṇa Mahāpurisa 32) - and were supplemented by another 80 secondary characteristics (Pali:Anubyanjana) (see Brahmāyu Sutta, MN 91, for these). These traits are said to have defined the appearance of the historical Gautama Buddha and have been used symbolically in many of his representations. In the traditions of esoteric Buddhism the 32 greater and 80 lesser marks are held to be energetic qualities of the subtle body of the Sambhogakaya.
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  • These characteristics comprise 32 signs - "The 32 signs of a Great Man" (Pali: Lakkhaṇa Mahāpurisa 32) - and were supplemented by another 80 secondary characteristics (Pali:Anubyanjana) (see Brahmāyu Sutta, MN 91, for these). These traits are said to have defined the appearance of the historical Gautama Buddha and have been used symbolically in many of his representations. In the traditions of esoteric Buddhism the 32 greater and 80 lesser marks are held to be energetic qualities of the subtle body of the Sambhogakaya.
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