མ་ག་དྷ་བཟང་མའ་རྟགས་པ་བརྗད་པ notes.37
The Exemplary Tale of Sumāgadhā notes.37
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37. In other accounts of Śroṇa Koṭīviṃśa (Pali: Soṇa Koḷivisa), the hair on his feet was said to have been very soft like down and especially tender; thus, on a certain occasion he is reported to have bled when he paced about in meditation. For an example, see his story in the Cammakkhandhaka of the Pali Vinaya, which contains the rules for monks related to footwear (Bhikku Brahmali, trans., “The Chapter on Skins,” Sutta Central, first edition 2021).