names?_

A. Nila, Pita, Lohita, Avadata, Mangasta, Prabhasvra.

338. Q. _Did other persons emit such shining light?_

A. Yes, all Arhats did and, in fact, the light shines stronger and
brighter in proportion to the spiritual development of the person.

339. Q. _Where do we see these colours represented?_

A. In all viharas where there are painted images of the Buddha.
They are also seen in the stripes of the Buddhist Flag, first made in
Ceylon but now widely adopted throughout Buddhist countries.

340. Q. _In which discourse does the Buddha himself speak of this
shining about him?_

A. In the _Maha-Parinibbana Sutta_, Ananda his favourite
disciple, noticing the great splendour which came from his Master's
body, the Buddha said that on two occasions this extraordinary shining
occurs, (_a_) just after a Tathagata gains the supreme insight,
and (_b_) on the night when he passes finally away.

341. Q. _Where do we read of this great brightness being emitted from
the body of another Buddha?_

A. In the story of Sumedha and Dipankara Buddha, found in the
_Nidanakatha_ of the _Jataka_ book, or story of the
reincarnations of the Bodhisattva Siddhartha Gautama.

342. Q. _How is it described?_

A. As a halo of a fathom's depth.

343. Q. _What do the Hindus call it?_

A. _Tejas_; its extended radiance they call Prakasha.

344. Q. _What do Europeans call it now?_

A. The human aura.

345. Q. _What great scientist has proved the existence of this aura
by carefully conducted experiments?_

A. The Baron Von Reichenbach. His experiments are fully described in
his _Researches_, published in 1844-5. Dr. Baraduc, of Paris, has,
quite recently, photographed this light.

346. Q. _Is this bright aura a miracle or a natural phenomenon?_

A. Natural. It has been proved that not only all human beings but
animals, trees, plants and even stones have it.

347. Q. _What peculiarity has it in the case of a Buddha or an Arhat?_

A. It is immensely brighter and more extended than in cases of other
beings and objects. It is the evidence of their superior development
in the power of _Iddhi_. The light has been seen coming from
dagobas in Ceylon where relics of the Buddha are said to be
enshrined.

348. Q. _Do people of other religions besides Buddhism and
Hinduism also believe in this light?_

A. Yes, in all pictures of Christian artists this light is represented
as shining about t