Lakkhanasutta 1.1
Lakkhaṇasutta 1.1
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- Pāli
1.1.1
Evaṃ me sutaṃ—
So I have heard.
1.1.2
ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
1.1.3
Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:
There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
1.1.4
“bhikkhavo”ti.
“Mendicants!”
1.1.5
“Bhaddante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ.
“Venerable sir,” they replied.
1.1.6
Bhagavā etadavoca:
The Buddha said this:
1.1.7
“Dvattiṃsimāni, bhikkhave, mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, yehi samannāgatassa mahāpurisassa dveva gatiyo bhavanti anaññā.
“There are thirty-two marks of a great man. A great man who possesses these has only two possible destinies, no other.
1.1.8
Sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati, rājā hoti cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato.
If he stays at home he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch, a just and principled king. His dominion extends to all four sides, he achieves stability in the country, and he possesses the seven treasures.
1.1.9
Tassimāni satta ratanāni bhavanti;
He has the following seven treasures:
1.1.10
Seyyathidaṃ—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.
1.1.11
Parosahassaṃ kho panassa puttā bhavanti sūrā vīraṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā.
He has over a thousand sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies.
1.1.12
So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasati.
After conquering this land girt by sea, he reigns by principle, without rod or sword.
1.1.13
Sace kho pana agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajati, arahaṃ hoti sammāsambuddho loke vivaṭṭacchado.
But if he goes forth from the lay life to homelessness, he becomes a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha, who has cast off the world’s veil.
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (3)
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- Mahāpadānasutta — Pāli
- Brahmāyusutta — Pāli