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19. A lion-shaped body, indicating fearlessness in
saving others and in subduing demons.
20. Erect body, indicating straightforwardness.
21. Full shoulders, indicating dutifulness.
22. Forty teeth, indicating faithful speech and
truthfulness.
23. White, even, and close teeth, indicating truthful,
credible, and immutable teachings.
24. Pure white canine teeth, indicating practice of the
four infinite powers of interpretation.
25. Lion jaws, indicating the ability to subdue
non-Buddhists.
26. Saliva that improves the taste of all foods, indicating
accomplishment of dhyana.
27. A long and broad tongue, indicating the excellence
of praising all Buddhas.
28. A deep and resonant voice, indicating realization of
the truth of voidness.
29. Deep blue eyes, indicating right view in tathata.
30. Eyelashes like those of a royal bull, indicating
forbearance and perseverance in keeping right view.
31. A white curl fifteen feet long between the eyebrows,
emitting holy light, indicating the source of the pure and
bright Dharma.
32. A protuberance on the crown of his head, the top of
which cannot be seen by any god, indicating the highest
position of consequence of Buddhahood.
Along with these thirty-two characteristics, there are
eighty symbols on the Buddha-body, indicating in detail
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