辯正論 6.36

6.36

開士曰。老子中胎等經云。老聃黃色廣顙長耳大目疎齒厚脣。手把十字之文。脚蹈二五之畫。止是人間之異相。非聖者之奇姿也。傳記並云。老子鼻隆薄頭尖口高齒疎眼睞耳擿髮蒼梨色厚脣長耳。其狀如是。豈比佛耶。如來身長丈六方正不傾。圓光七尺照諸幽冥。頂有肉髻其髮紺青。耳覆垂埵目視開明。師子頰車七合網盈。口四十齒方白齊平。舌能掩面蓮花葉形。手內外握掌文皆成。其語雷震八種音聲。胸上萬字足輪千縈。色融紫磨相好難名。具三十二相八十種禎。放一光而地獄休息。演一法使苦痛安寧。備列眾經不煩委指。

The bodhisattva says: Laozi's scripture Zhongtai and others state: 'Lao Dan was yellow in colour, with a broad forehead, long ears, large eyes, sparse teeth, and thick lips; his hands grasped the lines of the character "ten" (十), and his feet trod upon the strokes of twice five (二五).' These were merely extraordinary marks among men, not the marvellous appearance of a sage. Biographies and records all state: 'Laozi had a prominent, thin nose, a pointed head, an elevated mouth, sparse teeth, squinting eyes, plucked ears, greyish-pear hair, thick lips, and long ears.' Such was his appearance; how could he compare to the Buddha? The Tathāgata's body was sixteen feet tall, upright and unbowed; his round halo of seven feet illuminated all dark realms; on his crown was an uṣṇīṣa, his hair dark blue; his ears hung down with lobes, and his gaze was clear and luminous; his cheeks were like a lion's, his seven places full and rounded; his mouth had forty teeth, square, white, and even; his tongue could cover his face, shaped like a lotus petal; inside and outside his hands were graspable, all palm lines complete; his speech was like thunder, possessing eight kinds of sounds; on his chest was a svastika, and on his feet were thousand-spoked wheels; his colour was that of molten purple-gold, with marks and signs hard to describe; he possessed thirty-two marks and eighty auspicious characteristics. Emitting a single ray of light, the hells ceased [their torment]; expounding a single Dharma, bitter agonies were brought to peace. These are fully set forth in the various sūtras, without need for detailed citation.