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| − | One of a Buddha's thirty-two features. It symbolizes the truth of a Buddha's words, or his attitude never to tell falsehoods. The "Supernatural Powers" (twenty-first) chapter of the Lotus Sutra states that Shakyamuni Buddha extended his tongue up to the Brahma Heaven along with the other Buddhas from the ten directions, who were his emanations. It is also referred to as a face-covering tongue or a face-veiling tongue because a Buddha's tongue is said to be large enough to cover his face. | + | |
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| + | One of a [[Buddha's]] thirty-two {{Wiki|features}}. It [[symbolizes]] the [[truth]] of a [[Buddha's]] words, or his [[attitude]] never to tell falsehoods. The "[[Supernatural Powers]]" (twenty-first) [[chapter]] of the [[Lotus Sutra]] states that [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] extended his {{Wiki|tongue}} up to the [[Brahma]] [[Heaven]] along with the other | ||
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| + | [[Buddhas]] from the [[ten directions]], who were his [[emanations]]. It is also referred to as a face-covering {{Wiki|tongue}} or a face-veiling {{Wiki|tongue}} because a [[Buddha's]] {{Wiki|tongue}} is said to be large enough to cover his face. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 31 March 2024
long broad tongue
広長舌 (Jpn kocho-zetsu )
One of a Buddha's thirty-two features. It symbolizes the truth of a Buddha's words, or his attitude never to tell falsehoods. The "Supernatural Powers" (twenty-first) chapter of the Lotus Sutra states that Shakyamuni Buddha extended his tongue up to the Brahma Heaven along with the other
Buddhas from the ten directions, who were his emanations. It is also referred to as a face-covering tongue or a face-veiling tongue because a Buddha's tongue is said to be large enough to cover his face.
