[156] "Bhikkhus, in whatever former birth, former existence, former abode the Tathāgata, being then a human being, was by nature one who did not harm beings, whether with the hand, with a clod, with a stick, or with a weapon — then, because of having done and accumulated that kamma … Passing away from there and coming to this state here, he obtains this mark of a great man (mahāpurisalakkhaṇa): he has supremely excellent taste receptors (rasaggasaggī); his taste-conveying channels (rasaharaṇī), their tips turned upward, arise at the throat, carrying tastes evenly. Endowed with that mark, if he dwells in the household life he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti) … Being a king, what does he obtain? He has little affliction and little sickness; he is endowed with an even digestion (gahaṇī), neither too cold nor too hot. Being a king, this is what he obtains. … Being a Buddha, what does he obtain? He has little affliction and little sickness; he is endowed with an even digestion, neither too cold nor too hot, but middling, fit for striving (padhāna). Being a Buddha, this is what he obtains." The Blessed One spoke this matter. Concerning that, this is said:
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.