On the Origins of the 32 Marks of a Great Man

By Nathan McGovern

41 pages

… scholars have had little to no luck in identifying a Brahmanical source for the 32 marks of a great Man, in spite of the fact that the Buddhist texts are nearly unanimous is stating that this is a Brahmanical concept

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Published in 2016 in The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies.

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    title={{O}n the {O}rigins of the 32 {M}arks of a {G}reat {M}an},
    author={Nathan McGovern},
    year=2016,
    journal={The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies},
    volume=39,
    pages={207--247},
    keywords={buddha,setting},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://doi.org/10.2143/JIABS.39.0.3200526}
}

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