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Lakkhanasutta 1.11

Lakkhaṇasutta 1.11

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Pāli

1.11.1

So tehi lakkhaṇehi samannāgato sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati, rājā hoti cakkavattī …pe…

Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.11.2

rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?

And what does he obtain as king?

The Marks of a Great Man

1.11.3

Dīghāyuko hoti ciraṭṭhitiko, dīghamāyuṃ pāleti, na sakkā hoti antarā jīvitā voropetuṃ kenaci manussabhūtena paccatthikena paccāmittena.

He’s long-lived, preserving his life for a long time. No human foe or enemy is able to take his life before his time.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.11.4

Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati …pe…

That’s what he obtains as king.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.11.5

buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?

And what does he obtain as Buddha?

The Marks of a Great Man

1.11.6

Dīghāyuko hoti ciraṭṭhitiko, dīghamāyuṃ pāleti, na sakkā hoti antarā jīvitā voropetuṃ paccatthikehi paccāmittehi samaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā devena vā mārena vā brahmunā vā kenaci vā lokasmiṃ.

He’s long-lived, preserving his life for a long time. No foes or enemies—nor any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or anyone in the world—is able to take his life before his time.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.11.7

Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.

That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”

The Marks of a Great Man

1.11.8

Etamatthaṃ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

The Marks of a Great Man

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