"The brain inside the head turns into stale phlegm, and it oozes out and comes down by an opening in the palate, and it fills the nostrils and stays there or trickles out." Buddhaghosa, Visuddhimagga
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Replying to @memeristor
Interestingly, this description occurs in a section on the nature of "snot." In the olden days, a runny nose was interpreted as a leakage of the brain through the nostrils.
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Replying to @NoaidiX @memeristor
"Snot is impurity that trickles out from the brain." Buddhaghosa, Visuddhimagga (Siṅghāṇikāti matthaluṅgato paggharaṇakāsuci.)
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