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The stomach has a lining of mucous cells. These mucous cells protect the lining of the stomach from the action of HCl. Due to the action of HCl on the mucous cells they are destroyed everyday and produced everyday thus stomach's lining is protected from the action of HCl.
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Second, HCl in the lumen doesnt digest the mucosa because goblet cells in the mucosa secrete large quantities of protective mucus that line the mucosal surface. Basic electrolytes, such as HCO3-, trapped inside the layer of mucus neutralize any HCl that penetrates the mucus.
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