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Dvattiṃsamahāpurisalakkhaṇā ### [1.31.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.1) Jāte kho pana, bhikkhave, vipassimhi kumāre bandhumato rañño paṭivedesuṃ: > When Prince Vipassī was born, they announced it to King Bandhumā, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.2) ‘putto te, deva, jāto, taṃ devo passatū’ti. > ‘Your Majesty, your son is born! Let Your Majesty examine him!’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.3) 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, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.4) ‘passantu bhonto nemittā brāhmaṇā kumāran’ti. > ‘Gentlemen, please examine the prince.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.5) Addasaṃsu kho, bhikkhave, nemittā brāhmaṇā vipassiṃ kumāraṃ, disvā bandhumantaṃ rājānaṃ etadavocuṃ: > When they had examined him they said to the king, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.6) ‘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! > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.7) 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. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.8) 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. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.9) Tassimāni sattaratanāni bhavanti. > He has the following seven treasures: > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.10) 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. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.11) 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. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.12) So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasati. > After conquering this land girt by sea, he reigns by principle, without rod or sword. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [1.31.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.13) 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. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ## Translations (4) - [Dugi govor o velikom podvigu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~sr-brankokovacevic.1.31.1) — sr - [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.1.31.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.1.31.1) — English - [Mahapadana Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-rhysdavids.1.31) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.14.33) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.67) — Classical Chinese - [Lakkhaṇasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.7) — Pāli - [七佛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.mahavadanasutra*zh-dharmadeva.1.66) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31) · Pramāṇa