[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) › 5.2 # Cakkavattisutta 5.2 Cakkavattisutta 5.2 - **Language:** Pāli ### [5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.5.2) ‘Tena hi tvaṃ, tāta, dhammaṃyeva nissāya dhammaṃ sakkaronto dhammaṃ garuṃ karonto dhammaṃ mānento dhammaṃ pūjento dhammaṃ apacāyamāno dhammaddhajo dhammaketu dhammādhipateyyo dhammikaṃ rakkhāvaraṇaguttiṃ saṃvidahassu antojanasmiṃ balakāyasmiṃ khattiyesu anuyantesu brāhmaṇagahapatikesu negamajānapadesu samaṇabrāhmaṇesu migapakkhīsu. > ‘Well then, my dear, relying only on principle—honoring, respecting, and venerating principle, having principle as your flag, banner, and authority—provide just protection and security for your court, troops, aristocrats, vassals, brahmins and householders, people of town and country, ascetics and brahmins, beasts and birds. > — The Wheel-Turning Monarch - [Previous: 5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.5.1) - [Next: 5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.5.3) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.5) ## Translations (3) - [O vladaru koji pokreće točak istine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~sr-brankokovacevic.5.2) — sr - [The Wheel-Turning Monarch](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~en-sujato.5.2) — English - [Der Rad-drehende Herrscher](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26~de-sabbamitta.5.2) — German ## Linked texts (2) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.70.8) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.5.2) · Pramāṇa