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a Hindu name for the characteristic beauties or signs of a supreme Buddha. These were divided into three classes:
1. The two hundred and sixteen Mangalya-lakshana, of which there were one hundred and eight on each foot;
2. The thirty-two Mahapurusha-lakshana, or superior beauties;
3. The eight Anawyanjana-lakshana, or inferior beauties.