Tuesday, June 1, 2010

From Buddhism: An-avalokita-mordhata-laksana

An-avalokita-mordhata-laksana, one of the eighty minor physical characteristics of the Buddha, which is a point at the top of the Buddha's head, invisible to all beings, even to beings in heaven.

"When the Buddha walks, heavenly flowers fall on him like snow, and there are no devas and flying birds that dare pass above the Buddha, and no being in the three worlds, sees the form on the top of the Buddha's head."

"When he was a bodhisattva, in innumerable worlds, he bowed his head in honour of all saints, sages, teachers, elders and parents, and he paid homage, praised, venerated and made offerings to them. So he was born with the an-avalokita-murdhata-laksana."

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