I've heard that the Buddhavamsa in the Khuddaka Nikāya has a story about multi-colored light rays coming from the Buddha's body. However I can't find an English copy of this sutta to verify that fact and I don't know of any other stories from the Pali Canon where light emits from the Buddha's body. Does anyone know if this comes from the Pali Canon? Thanks!
"āloko udapādi" (light arose) is a frequently occurring phrase, mentioned when special events in the buddha's life happened, during meditation or insights attained. Nothing about colored lights mentioned, I'd always assumed the luminosity was just bright white light, since that's what happens when people's meditation battery are charged and they begin seeing visions with their eyes closed in meditation. Meditators throughout history (of any religion), sometimes have eye witnesses who see light emitting from the meditators. So it's not surprising the Buddha would emit light visible to the audience at times.
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