Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.121

c7.121

Amongst the thirty-two principal *lakshanas*,² or marks of divinity attributed to the person of Buddha—such as short, curly hair; long arms, a mark of noble birth; and golden-coloured skin—there is a very significant one: “the upper part of the body [*i.e.* the trunk] is like that of a lion.”