法苑珠林 97.43

97.43

Sixth, concerning the size of the body: the Kośa-śāstra says that the body size is like that of a child of six or seven years, yet its cognitive understanding is acute and sharp. If a bodhisattva is in the intermediate existence, he is like a fully developed youth free of sickness, endowed with the major and minor marks. Therefore, although in the intermediate existence and just about to enter the womb, he can illuminate ten thousand koṭis of Jambudvīpas everywhere.