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Lakkhanasutta 1.10: 3–5. Āyatapaṇhitāditilakkhaṇaṃ

Lakkhaṇasutta 1.10

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3–5. Āyatapaṇhitāditilakkhaṇaṃ

1.10.1

“Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato purimaṃ jātiṃ purimaṃ bhavaṃ purimaṃ niketaṃ pubbe manussabhūto samāno

“Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.10.2

pāṇātipātaṃ pahāya pāṇātipātā paṭivirato ahosi nihitadaṇḍo nihitasattho lajjī dayāpanno, sabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī vihāsi.

He gave up killing living creatures, renouncing the rod and the sword. He was scrupulous and kind, living full of sympathy for all living beings.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.10.3

So tassa kammassa kaṭattā upacitattā ussannattā vipulattā …pe…

Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.10.4

so tato cuto itthattaṃ āgato samāno imāni tīṇi mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni paṭilabhati.

When he came back to this place he obtained these three marks:

The Marks of a Great Man

1.10.5

Āyatapaṇhi ca hoti, dīghaṅguli ca brahmujugatto ca.

he has stretched heels, long fingers, and his body is tall and straight-limbed.

The Marks of a Great Man

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