佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.37
English (machine translation) 3.37
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3.37
Among the assembly of Śākya sons, five hundred Śākya sons saw the Buddha's form-body as like a person made of charcoal; among the assembly of monks, one thousand people saw the Buddha's form-body as like a person of red earth; among the assembly of upāsakas, sixteen people saw the Buddha's form-body as like the leg of a black elephant; among the assembly of upāsikās, twenty-four people saw the Buddha's bodily form as like a heap of ink. Thus the four assemblies each saw differently. Among the assembly of bhikṣuṇīs, there were bhikṣuṇīs who saw the Buddha's form-body as white silver in color; among the assembly of upāsikās, there were upāsikās who saw the Buddha's form-body as indigo-dyed blue. Thus what the four assemblies saw when contemplating the Buddha's form-body was not the same.
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- 佛說觀佛三昧海經 — Classical Chinese