His chest was shaped like that of a lion, filled out between the shoulders, <j>and torso cylindrical. Due to the well-done deeds of the past, he had that portent of non-decline. Even as layman he grows in coin and grain, in wives, children, and livestock. But once gone forth, owning nothing, he attains the supreme awakening which may never decline.”

20. Ridged Taste Buds “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being. He would never hurt any sentient being with fists, stones, rods, or swords. Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm. When he came back to this place he obtained this mark: he has ridged taste buds. His raised taste receptors, originating in the throat, disperse evenly.

Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch. And what does he obtain as king? He is rarely ill or unwell. His stomach digests well, being neither too hot nor too cold. That’s what he obtains as king. And what does he obtain as Buddha? He is rarely ill or unwell. His stomach digests well, being neither too hot nor too cold, but just right, and fit for meditation. That’s what he obtains as Buddha.” The Buddha spoke this matter.

On this it is said: