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# Cakkavattisutta 12.1-19

Cakkavattisutta 12.1-19

- **Language:** Pāli

### [12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.1)

Assosuṃ kho, bhikkhave, manussā:

> People heard about this:  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.2)

‘ye kira, bho, paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyanti, tesaṃ rājā dhanamanuppadetī’ti.

> ‘It seems the king is providing money to anyone who steals from others!’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.3)

Sutvāna tesaṃ etadahosi:

> It occurred to them,  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.4)

‘yannūna mayampi paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyeyyāmā’ti.

> ‘Why don’t we steal from others?’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.5)

Atha kho, bhikkhave, aññataro puriso paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyi.

> So then another man stole something from others.  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.6)

Tamenaṃ aggahesuṃ.

> They arrested him  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.7)

Gahetvā rañño khattiyassa muddhābhisittassa dassesuṃ:

> and presented him to the king, saying,  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.8)

‘ayaṃ, deva, puriso paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyī’ti.

> ‘Your Majesty, this person stole from others.’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.9)

Evaṃ vutte, bhikkhave, rājā khattiyo muddhābhisitto taṃ purisaṃ etadavoca:

> The king said to that person,  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.10)

‘saccaṃ kira tvaṃ, ambho purisa, paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyī’ti?

> ‘Is it really true, my man, that you stole from others?’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.11)

‘Saccaṃ, devā’ti.

> ‘It’s true, Your Majesty.’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.12)

‘Kiṃ kāraṇā’ti?

> ‘What was the reason?’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.13)

‘Na hi, deva, jīvāmī’ti.

> ‘Your Majesty, I can’t survive.’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.14)

Atha kho, bhikkhave, rañño khattiyassa muddhābhisittassa etadahosi:

> Then the king thought,  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.15)

‘sace kho ahaṃ yo yo paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyissati, tassa tassa dhanamanuppadassāmi, evamidaṃ adinnādānaṃ pavaḍḍhissati.

> ‘If I provide money to anyone who steals from others, it will only increase the stealing.  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.16)

Yannūnāhaṃ imaṃ purisaṃ sunisedhaṃ nisedheyyaṃ, mūlaghaccaṃ kareyyaṃ, sīsamassa chindeyyan’ti.

> I’d better make an end of this person, finish him off, and chop off his head.’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.17)

Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā khattiyo muddhābhisitto purise āṇāpesi:

> Then he ordered his men,  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.18)

‘tena hi, bhaṇe, imaṃ purisaṃ daḷhāya rajjuyā pacchābāhaṃ gāḷhabandhanaṃ bandhitvā khuramuṇḍaṃ karitvā kharassarena paṇavena rathikāya rathikaṃ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṃ parinetvā dakkhiṇena dvārena nikkhamitvā dakkhiṇato nagarassa sunisedhaṃ nisedhetha, mūlaghaccaṃ karotha, sīsamassa chindathā’ti.

> ‘Well then, lads, tie this man’s arms tightly behind his back with a strong rope. Shave his head and march him from street to street and square to square to the beating of a harsh drum. Then take him out the south gate and make an end of him, finish him off, and chop off his head.’  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

### [12.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.12.19)

‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, te purisā rañño khattiyassa muddhābhisittassa paṭissutvā taṃ purisaṃ daḷhāya rajjuyā pacchābāhaṃ gāḷhabandhanaṃ bandhitvā khuramuṇḍaṃ karitvā kharassarena paṇavena rathikāya rathikaṃ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṃ parinetvā dakkhiṇena dvārena nikkhamitvā dakkhiṇato nagarassa sunisedhaṃ nisedhesuṃ, mūlaghaccaṃ akaṃsu, sīsamassa chindiṃsu.

> ‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ they replied, and did as he commanded.  
> — The Wheel-Turning Monarch

## Translations (3)

- [O vladaru koji pokreće točak istine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~sr-brankokovacevic.12.1) — sr
- [The Wheel-Turning Monarch](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~en-sujato.12.1) — English
- [Der Rad-drehende Herrscher](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~de-sabbamitta.12.1) — German

## Commentaries (1)

- [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.26.92) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

## Linked texts (2)

- [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.70.16) — Classical Chinese
- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.17) — Classical Chinese

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