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Cakkavattisutta 24.1-5

Cakkavattisutta 24.1-5

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Pāli

24.1

Asītivassasahassāyukesu, bhikkhave, manussesu ketumatiyā rājadhāniyā saṅkho nāma rājā uppajjissati cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato.

And in the royal capital of Ketumatī a king named Saṅkha will arise, a wheel-turning monarch, a just and principled king. His dominion will extend to all four sides, he will achieve stability in the country, and possess the seven treasures.

The Wheel-Turning Monarch

24.2

Tassimāni satta ratanāni bhavissanti, seyyathidaṃ—

He will have the following seven treasures:

The Wheel-Turning Monarch

24.3

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

24.4

Parosahassaṃ kho panassa puttā bhavissanti sūrā vīraṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā.

He will have over a thousand sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies.

The Wheel-Turning Monarch

24.5

So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasissati.

After conquering this land girt by sea, he will reign by principle, without rod or sword.

The Wheel-Turning Monarch

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