Dighanikaya 17.243_10

17.243_10

Evaṃ ṭhitassa panassa vātapānachiddādīhi pavisitvā nānāvirāgaratanappabhāsamujjalaṃ antopāsādaṃ alaṅkurumānaṃ pabhāsamūhaṃ disvā dassanatthāya sañjātābhilāso rājā hoti. Parijanopissa piyavacanapābhatena āgantvā tamatthaṃ nivedeti. Atha rājā balavapītipāmojjaphuṭasarīro pallaṅkaṃ mocetvā uṭṭhāyāsanā sīhapañjarasamīpaṃ gantvā taṃ cakkaratanaṃ disvā ‘‘sutaṃ kho pana meta’’ntiādikaṃ cintanaṃ cintayati. Mahāsudassanassāpi sabbaṃ taṃ tatheva ahosi. Tena vuttaṃ – ‘‘disvā rañño mahāsudassanassa…pe… assaṃ nu kho ahaṃ rājā cakkavattī’’ti. Tattha so hoti rājā cakkavattīti kittāvatā cakkavattī hotīti? Ekaṅguladvaṅgulamattampi cakkaratane ākāsaṃ abbhuggantvā pavatte idāni tassa pavattāpanatthaṃ yaṃ kātabbaṃ, taṃ dassento atha kho ānandātiādimāha.

While it stood thus, the king, having seen the mass of radiance entering through the openings of the windows and the like, adorning the interior of the palace with the brilliant splendor of multi-hued jewels, developed a desire to see it. His retinue as well, coming with the gift of pleasant words, reported that matter. Then the king, his body pervaded with strong joy and gladness, released his cross-legged posture, arose from his seat, went near the lion-cage window, saw the wheel-treasure, and thought the thought beginning with, "Indeed, I have heard this." For King Mahāsudassana, too, everything was in that very same way. Therefore it was said: "Having seen it, to King Mahāsudassana… and so forth… 'Might I indeed be a wheel-turning king?'" In that passage, with the words: "He becomes a wheel-turning king: to what extent does he become a wheel-turning?" When the wheel-treasure, rising into the sky by even a finger's breadth or two fingers' breadth, rolls forth, then showing what must be done in order to set it rolling forth, [the Blessed One] said the words beginning with, "Then indeed, Ānanda."