[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Cakkavattisutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26) › 10.1-16 # Cakkavattisutta 10.1-16 Cakkavattisutta 10.1-16 - **Language:** Pāli ### [10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.1) Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā khattiyo muddhābhisitto amacce pārisajje gaṇakamahāmatte anīkaṭṭhe dovārike mantassājīvino sannipātetvā ariyaṃ cakkavattivattaṃ pucchi. > So the anointed king asked the assembled ministers and councillors, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, and professional advisers about the noble duty of a wheel-turning monarch. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.2) Tassa te ariyaṃ cakkavattivattaṃ puṭṭhā byākariṃsu. > And they answered him. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.3) Tesaṃ sutvā dhammikañhi kho rakkhāvaraṇaguttiṃ saṃvidahi, no ca kho adhanānaṃ dhanamanuppadāsi. > After listening to them, he provided just protection and security. But he did not provide money to the penniless in the realm. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.4) Adhanānaṃ dhane ananuppadiyamāne dāliddiyaṃ vepullamagamāsi. > And so poverty grew widespread. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.5) Dāliddiye vepullaṃ gate aññataro puriso paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyi. > When poverty was widespread, a certain person stole from others, with the intention to commit theft. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.6) Tamenaṃ aggahesuṃ. > They arrested him > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.7) Gahetvā rañño khattiyassa muddhābhisittassa dassesuṃ: > and presented him to the king, saying, > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.8) ‘ayaṃ, deva, puriso paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyī’ti. > ‘Your Majesty, this person stole from others with the intention to commit theft.’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.9) Evaṃ vutte, bhikkhave, rājā khattiyo muddhābhisitto taṃ purisaṃ etadavoca: > The king said to that person, > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.10) ‘saccaṃ kira tvaṃ, ambho purisa, paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyī’ti? > ‘Is it really true, my man, that you stole from others with the intention to commit theft?’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.11) ‘Saccaṃ, devā’ti. > ‘It’s true, Your Majesty.’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.12) ‘Kiṃ kāraṇā’ti? > ‘What was the reason?’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.13) ‘Na hi, deva, jīvāmī’ti. > ‘Your Majesty, I can’t survive.’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.14) Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā khattiyo muddhābhisitto tassa purisassa dhanamanuppadāsi: > So the king provided some money to that person, saying, > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.15) ‘iminā tvaṃ, ambho purisa, dhanena attanā ca jīvāhi, mātāpitaro ca posehi, puttadārañca posehi, kammante ca payojehi, samaṇabrāhmaṇesu uddhaggikaṃ dakkhiṇaṃ patiṭṭhāpehi sovaggikaṃ sukhavipākaṃ saggasaṃvattanikan’ti. > ‘With this money, my man, keep yourself alive, and provide for your mother and father, partners and children. Work for a living, and establish an uplifting religious donation for ascetics and brahmins that’s conducive to heaven, ripens in happiness, and leads to heaven.’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.16) ‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, so puriso rañño khattiyassa muddhābhisittassa paccassosi. > ‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ replied that man. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ## Translations (3) - [O vladaru koji pokreće točak istine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~sr-brankokovacevic.10.1) — sr - [The Wheel-Turning Monarch](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~en-sujato.10.1) — English - [Der Rad-drehende Herrscher](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~de-sabbamitta.10.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.26.91) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.70.14) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.15) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.1-16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.10.1-16) · Pramāṇa