Hi,

According to Sutta Nipata 1. 7. Vasalasutta, the Buddha was regarded
as Vasala (Outcast) by a Brahmana. It is likely that the Buddha is
not an Aryan race. So I may aggree with Stefan that he looked like a
(native) Nepali. That is, his appearance is closer to the Himalayan
race.

Regards,

Thomas Law

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "rjkjp1" <rjkjp1@...> wrote:
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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

> In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Detrez" <stefan.detrez@> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Stefan
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> > 2006/5/7, thomaslaw03 <thomaslaw03@>:
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> > > Hi All,
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> > > I wonder any one in this group knows the Buddha's racial
> appearance
> > > according to the Pali texts. He was born in the Nepal region.
The
> > > inhabitants in the region at that time may be closer to the
> Himalayan
> > > race.
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> > > Regards,
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> > > Thomas Law
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