辯正論 6.77

6.77

外論曰。夫聖人妙相本異凡夫。八彩雙瞳河目海口。龍顏鶴步反宇奇毫。至如卷髮綠精。夷人之本狀。高鼻深目。胡子之常形。豈可匹我聖人用為奇相。若事佛得此報者。中國士女翻作胡形。此相好之異八也。

The External Argument says: The marvelous marks of sages are inherently different from those of ordinary mortals: eight-colored eyes with double pupils, river-like eyes and sea-like mouth, a dragon face and crane stride, an inverted forehead and extraordinary body hair. As for curly hair and green irises, these are the original features of barbarians; high noses and deep-set eyes are the ordinary forms of foreigners. How could they be compared to our sages and taken as wondrous marks? If serving the Buddha brings such recompense, gentlemen and ladies of the Central Plains would conversely take on barbarian forms! This is the eighth difference, regarding marks and signs.