Is there a difference between the 32 physical characteristics and the the 32 physical marks?
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Why does the Buddha ask the same question twice, and why does Subhuti answer it two different ways? In Diamond Sutra Chapter 13
> “Subhuti, what do you think? Can the Buddha be perceived by means of
> his thirty-two physical characteristics?”
>
> “No, Most Honored One. The Buddha cannot be perceived by his
> thirty-two physical characteristics. Why? Because the Buddha teaches
> that they are not real but are merely called the thirty-two physical
> characteristics.”
but in Diamond Sutra Chapter 26
> “What do you think Subhuti? Is it possible to recognize the Buddha by
> the 32 physical marks?”
>
> Subhuti replied, “Yes, Most Honored One, the Buddha may thus be
> recognized.”
Is there a difference between the
32 physical characteristics and the the 32 physical marks?
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Apr 30, 2018, 02:17 AM
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