Sīhapubbaḍḍhakāyoti sīhassa pubbaḍḍhaṃ viya kāyo assāti sīhapubbaḍḍhakāyo. Sīhassa hi purimakāyova paripuṇṇo hoti, pacchimakāyo aparipuṇṇo. Mahāpurisassa pana sīhassa pubbaḍḍhakāyo viya sabbo kāyo paripuṇṇo. Sopi sīhasseva tattha tattha unnataninnatādivasena dussaṇṭhitavisaṇṭhito na hoti, dīghayuttaṭṭhāne pana dīgho, rassathūlakīsaputhulaanuvaṭṭitayuttaṭṭhānesu tathāvidhova hoti. Vuttañhetaṃ bhagavatā:-

manāpīyeva kho bhikkhave kammavipāke paccupaṭṭhite yehi aṅgehi dīghehi

sobhati, tāni aṅgāni dīghāni saṇṭhahanti. Yehi aṅgehi rassehi sobhati,

tāni aṅgāni rassāni saṇṭhahanti. Yehi aṅgehi thūlehi sobhati,