Mahapadanasutta 1.31.1-13
Mahāpadānasutta 1.31.1-13
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1.31.1
Jāte kho pana, bhikkhave, vipassimhi kumāre bandhumato rañño paṭivedesuṃ:
When Prince Vipassī was born, they announced it to King Bandhumā,
1.31.2
‘putto te, deva, jāto, taṃ devo passatū’ti.
‘Your Majesty, your son is born! Let Your Majesty examine him!’
1.31.3
Addasā kho, bhikkhave, bandhumā rājā vipassiṃ kumāraṃ, disvā nemitte brāhmaṇe āmantāpetvā etadavoca:
When the king had examined the prince, he had the brahmin soothsayers summoned and said to them,
1.31.4
‘passantu bhonto nemittā brāhmaṇā kumāran’ti.
‘Gentlemen, please examine the prince.’
1.31.5
Addasaṃsu kho, bhikkhave, nemittā brāhmaṇā vipassiṃ kumāraṃ, disvā bandhumantaṃ rājānaṃ etadavocuṃ:
When they had examined him they said to the king,
1.31.6
‘attamano, deva, hohi, mahesakkho te putto uppanno, lābhā te, mahārāja, suladdhaṃ te, mahārāja, yassa te kule evarūpo putto uppanno.
‘Rejoice, O King! An illustrious son is born to you. You are fortunate, so very fortunate, to have a son such as this born in this family!
1.31.7
Ayañhi, deva, kumāro dvattiṃsamahāpurisalakkhaṇehi samannāgato, yehi samannāgatassa mahāpurisassa dveva gatiyo bhavanti anaññā.
For the prince possesses the thirty-two marks of a great man. A great man who possesses these has only two possible destinies, no other.
1.31.8
Sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati, rājā hoti cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato.
If he stays at home he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch, a just and principled king. His dominion extends to all four sides, he achieves stability in the country, and he possesses the seven treasures.
1.31.9
Tassimāni sattaratanāni bhavanti.
He has the following seven treasures:
1.31.10
Seyyathidaṃ—cakkaratanaṃ hatthiratanaṃ assaratanaṃ maṇiratanaṃ itthiratanaṃ gahapatiratanaṃ pariṇāyakaratanameva sattamaṃ.
the wheel, the elephant, the horse, the jewel, the woman, the householder, and the commander as the seventh treasure.
1.31.11
Parosahassaṃ kho panassa puttā bhavanti sūrā vīraṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā.
He has over a thousand sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies.
1.31.12
So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasati.
After conquering this land girt by sea, he reigns by principle, without rod or sword.
1.31.13
Sace kho pana agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajati, arahaṃ hoti sammāsambuddho loke vivaṭacchado.
But if he goes forth from the lay life to homelessness, he becomes a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha, who has cast off the veil from the world.
Translations (4)
- Dugi govor o velikom podvigu — sr
- Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren — German
- The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind — English
- Mahapadana Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (3)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- Lakkhaṇasutta — Pāli
- 七佛經 — Classical Chinese