[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 9.78 # 法苑珠林 9.78 法苑珠林 9.78 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.78) 如來頭髮如紺青色大人相者。乃往古世愍傷群黎不以刀杖而加害故。 > 'That the hair on the Tathāgata's head is deep blue—this mark of a great personage—is because in ancient kalpas I had pity on the masses and did not harm them with knives or staves.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.77) - [Next: 9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.79) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.9.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.78) · Pramāṇa