法苑珠林 59.36

59.36

Thereupon the Tathāgata displayed the mark of the broad and long tongue, covering his face up to the uṣṇīṣa and covering both ears, licking his head seven times, then retracting his tongue into his mouth. Its colorful radiance shone out, illuminating the great trichiliocosm, outshining the light of the sun and moon up to Akaniṣṭha Heaven; the light returned, circumambulated his body seven times, and entered through the crown of his head. Through the power of supernatural bases, he manifested the mark of the retracted male organ, causing Uttara alone to see it while others could not behold it. The youth Uttara, having fully seen the Buddha's thirty-two marks without a single one missing, leaped with joy and could not contain himself. The Tathāgata expounded the Dharma for Uttara, restraining his three modes of action and causing him to practice the bodhisattva conduct. Uttara then bowed at the Buddha's feet, knelt upright, and said: "I now repent: my body acted where it should not have acted, my mouth spoke what should not have been spoken, and my mind thought what should not have been thought. May the World-Honoured One accept this repentance of mine. From this day forward, I will never dare to offend again." This was repeated three times. Kāśyapa Tathāgata silently accepted it. The youth Uttara and the youth Nandipāla both bowed and withdrew. Afterward, Uttara reproached himself, regretting that he had not heard earlier and had lost the benefits of the Way. Thereupon the youth Uttara spoke a verse in praise of Nandipāla: