[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) › 2.1-5 # Cakkavattisutta 2.1-5 Cakkavattisutta 2.1-5 - **Language:** Pāli ### [2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.2.1) Bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, rājā daḷhanemi nāma ahosi cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato. > Once upon a time, mendicants, there was a king named Daḷhanemi who was a wheel-turning monarch, a just and principled king. His dominion extended to all four sides, he achieved stability in the country, and he possessed the seven treasures. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.2.2) Tassimāni satta ratanāni ahesuṃ seyyathidaṃ— > He had the following seven treasures: > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.2.3) 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 Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.2.4) Parosahassaṃ kho panassa puttā ahesuṃ sūrā vīraṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā. > He had over a thousand sons who were valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.2.5) So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasi. > After conquering this land girt by sea, he reigned by principle, without rod or sword. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ## Translations (3) - [O vladaru koji pokreće točak istine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~sr-brankokovacevic.2.1) — sr - [The Wheel-Turning Monarch](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~en-sujato.2.1) — English - [Der Rad-drehende Herrscher](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~de-sabbamitta.2.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.26.81) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.70.4) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.2.1-5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.2.1-5) · Pramāṇa