Sīhassa pubbaḍḍhaṃ viya kāyo assāti sīhapubbaḍḍhakāyo. Sīhassa hi puratthimakāyova paripuṇṇo hoti, pacchimakāyo aparipuṇṇo. Tathāgatassa pana sīhassa pubbaḍḍhakāyo sabbo kāyo paripuṇṇo. So hi sīhasseva na tattha tattha vinatuggatādivasena dussaṇṭhitavisaṇṭhito, dīghayuttaṭṭhāne pana dīgho, rassakisathūlaanuvaṭṭitayuttaṭṭhānesu tathāvidhova hoti. Vuttaṃ hetaṃ:-

manāpiye ca kho bhikkhave kammavipāke paccupaṭṭhite yehi aṅgehi

dīghehi sobhati, tāni aṅgāni dīghāni saṇṭhahanti. Yehi aṅgehi

rassehi sobhati, tāni aṅgāni rassāni saṇṭhahanti. Yehi aṅgehi