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Showing posts with the label 048. The Flower Ornament Scripture 34. The Ocean of Physical Marks of the Ten Bodies of Buddha
  The Flower Ornament Scripture   A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra Thomas Cleary BOOK   THIRTY-FOUR   34. The Ocean of Physical Marks of the Ten Bodies of Buddha     THEN THE GREAT ENLIGHTENING BEING Universally Good said to the enlightening beings, "I now will tell you about the ocean of marks of the Buddha.   On top of the Buddha's   head there are thirty-two    marks    of great people, adorned with jewels.   Among them is a mark of greatness called light illumining all regions, radiating immeasurable webs of great beams of light. It is adorned by all exquisite jewels, covered with jewel hair, soft, dense, and fine, each hair radiating jewel lights filling all the boundless worlds, manifesting embodiments of Buddha in all, complete with all the marks of buddhahood. This is the first. "Next there is a mark of greatness called clouds of light of the Buddha­ eye. It is variously arrayed with the finest gem...