2006/5/9, rjkjp1 <rjkjp1@...>:

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> Dear Stefan and Thomas,
> According to the Lakkhana sutta of the Digha Nikaya he was tall and
> handsome with all the 32 marks of a great man.
> Robert
>

Dear Robert,

'tall' might have had a different understanding then, than it has now, for
one thing. Second, being tall is a universal characteristic of someone
special, so we cannot really count on that, even if he were special. If you
really believe he literally had the 32 marks, then in your imagination he
must'be been some kind of monster.

Cheers,

Stefan

In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Detrez" <stefan.detrez@...> wrote:

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> > He must've been small according to Western standards, thin, and if
> we
> > retroject the Indian mentality of nowadays, pretty loud,too. I
> assume he
> > looked like a Nepali.
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> > Stefan
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> > 2006/5/7, thomaslaw03 <thomaslaw03@...>:
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> > > I wonder any one in this group knows the Buddha's racial
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> > > according to the Pali texts. He was born in the Nepal region. The
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