Ten appearances
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ten appearances (十相).
As stated in the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (T12n0375), the appearances of a sentient being are
(1) sights,
(2) sounds,
(3) scents,
(4) flavors,
(5) tactile sensations,
(6) birth,
(7) staying,
(8) death,
(9) male, and
(10) female (see four appearances).