[158] "Bhikkhus, in a former birth, a former existence, a former abode, when the Tathāgata was a human being, he did not look at people with a glaring stare, nor look at them askance, nor look at them with a furtive glance; rather, upright himself, and with an open, upright mind, he was one who looked at them straight on, and he looked upon the multitude with a kindly eye (piyacakkhu). Because of having done and accumulated that deed (kamma), … . Passing away from there and coming to this state of existence, he obtains these two marks of a Great Man (mahāpurisalakkhaṇa): his eyes are deep blue-black (abhinīlanetta), and his eyelashes are like those of a cow (gopakhuma).
"Endowed with these marks, if he dwells in the home, he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti) … . Being a king, what does he gain? He is pleasing to behold to the multitude; he is dear and agreeable to brahmins and householders, to townsfolk and country people, to finance ministers, to military officers, to gatekeepers, to ministers, to councillors, to kings, to fief-holders, and to princes. Being a king, this is what he gains. … Being a Buddha, what does he gain? He is pleasing to behold to the multitude; he is dear and agreeable to bhikkhus, bhikkhunīs, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, asuras, nāgas, and gandhabbas. Being a Buddha, this is what he gains."
The Blessed One spoke this matter. Concerning that, this is said:
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.