[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) › 3.1-14 # Cakkavattisutta 3.1-14 Cakkavattisutta 3.1-14 - **Language:** Pāli ### [3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.1) Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā daḷhanemi bahunnaṃ vassānaṃ bahunnaṃ vassasatānaṃ bahunnaṃ vassasahassānaṃ accayena aññataraṃ purisaṃ āmantesi: > Then, after many years, many hundred years, many thousand years had passed, King Daḷhanemi addressed one of his men, > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.2) ‘yadā tvaṃ, ambho purisa, passeyyāsi dibbaṃ cakkaratanaṃ osakkitaṃ ṭhānā cutaṃ, atha me āroceyyāsī’ti. > ‘My man, when you see that the heavenly wheel-treasure has receded back from its place, please tell me.’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.3) ‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, so puriso rañño daḷhanemissa paccassosi. > ‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ replied that man. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.4) Addasā kho, bhikkhave, so puriso bahunnaṃ vassānaṃ bahunnaṃ vassasatānaṃ bahunnaṃ vassasahassānaṃ accayena dibbaṃ cakkaratanaṃ osakkitaṃ ṭhānā cutaṃ, disvāna yena rājā daḷhanemi tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā rājānaṃ daḷhanemiṃ etadavoca: > After many thousand years had passed, that man saw that the heavenly wheel-treasure had receded back from its place. So he went to King Daḷhanemi and said, > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.5) ‘yagghe, deva, jāneyyāsi, dibbaṃ te cakkaratanaṃ osakkitaṃ ṭhānā cutan’ti. > ‘Please Your Majesty, you should know that your heavenly wheel-treasure has receded back from its place.’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.6) Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā daḷhanemi jeṭṭhaputtaṃ kumāraṃ āmantāpetvā etadavoca: > So the king summoned the crown prince and said, > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.7) ‘dibbaṃ kira me, tāta kumāra, cakkaratanaṃ osakkitaṃ ṭhānā cutaṃ. > ‘Dear prince, my heavenly wheel-treasure has receded back from its place. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.8) Sutaṃ kho pana metaṃ— > I’ve heard that > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.9) yassa rañño cakkavattissa dibbaṃ cakkaratanaṃ osakkati ṭhānā cavati, na dāni tena raññā ciraṃ jīvitabbaṃ hotīti. > when this happens to a wheel-turning monarch, he does not have long to live. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.10) Bhuttā kho pana me mānusakā kāmā, samayo dāni me dibbe kāme pariyesituṃ. > I have enjoyed human pleasures. Now it is time for me to seek heavenly pleasures. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.11) Ehi tvaṃ, tāta kumāra, imaṃ samuddapariyantaṃ pathaviṃ paṭipajja. > Come, dear prince, rule this land surrounded by ocean! > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.12) Ahaṃ pana kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajissāmī’ti. > I shall shave off my hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness.’ > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.13) Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā daḷhanemi jeṭṭhaputtaṃ kumāraṃ sādhukaṃ rajje samanusāsitvā kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbaji. > And so, after carefully instructing the crown prince in kingship, King Daḷhanemi shaved off his hair and beard, dressed in ocher robes, and went forth from the lay life to homelessness. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ### [3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.14) Sattāhapabbajite kho pana, bhikkhave, rājisimhi dibbaṃ cakkaratanaṃ antaradhāyi. > Seven days later the heavenly wheel-treasure vanished. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch ## Translations (3) - [O vladaru koji pokreće točak istine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~sr-brankokovacevic.3.1) — sr - [The Wheel-Turning Monarch](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~en-sujato.3.1) — English - [Der Rad-drehende Herrscher](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~de-sabbamitta.3.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.26.82) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.70.5) — 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.26.3.1-14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.3.1-14) · Pramāṇa