The Long Āgama Sūtra 6.5

6.5

「如是行者，魔不能嬈，功德日增，所以者何？乃往過去久遠世時，有王名堅固念，剎利水澆頭種，為轉輪聖王，領四天下。時，王自在以法治化，人中殊特，七寶具足，一者金輪寶，二者白象寶，三者紺馬寶，四者神珠寶，五者玉女寶，六者居士寶，七者主兵寶。千子具足，勇健雄猛，能伏怨敵，不用兵杖，自然太平。堅固念王久治世已，時，金輪寶即於虛空忽離本處，時，典輪者速往白王：『大王！當知今者輪寶離於本處。』時，堅固王聞已念言：『我曾於先宿耆舊所聞，若轉輪聖王輪寶移者，王壽未幾。我今已受人中福樂，宜更方便受天福樂，當立太子領四天下，別封一邑與下髮師，命下鬚髮，服三法衣，出家修道。』

“Such a practitioner can’t be harassed by Māra, and his virtue will increase daily. Why is that? There was time long ago when there was a king named Dṛdhasamādāna. He was a water-anointed warrior who became a noble wheel-turning king and ruled the four continents under heaven.

“That king freely governed with the Dharma. He was exceptional among people, replete with the seven treasures. They were 1. the golden wheel treasure, 2. white elephant treasure, 3. blue horse treasure, 4. miraculous jewel treasure, 5. beautiful woman treasure, 6. householder treasure, and 7. general of the army treasure. He also had a thousand sons who were courageous and powerful. He defeated his adversaries without using weapons but with a natural peace.

“After King Dṛdhasamādāna ruled the world for a long time, the golden wheel treasure suddenly departed from its place in the sky. The administrator of the wheel went to the king quickly and told him, ‘Great king, you should know that just now the wheel treasure departed from its place!’

“When he heard this, Dṛdhasamādāna thought, ‘I’ve heard from the elders in the past that if a noble wheel-turning king’s wheel treasure goes away, that king’s life won’t last much longer. Now, I’ve experienced the pleasures of merit among humans. It would be fitting to pursue the way to experience the pleasures of merit in heaven. I’ll install a crown prince to oversee the four continents under heaven. I’ll bestow a town to a barber and have him cut my hair and beard. Then, I’ll put on the three Dharma robes and leave home to cultivate the path.’