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Lakkhanasutta 1.12

Lakkhaṇasutta 1.12

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Pāli

1.12.1

Tatthetaṃ vuccati:

On this it is said:

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1.12.2

“Māraṇavadhabhayattano viditvā,

“Realizing for himself the horrors of death,

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1.12.3

Paṭivirato paraṃ māraṇāyahosi;

he refrained from killing other creatures.

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1.12.4

Tena sucaritena saggamagamā,

By that good conduct he went to heaven,

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1.12.5

Sukataphalavipākamanubhosi.

where he enjoyed the fruit of deeds well done.

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1.12.6

Caviya punaridhāgato samāno,

Passing away, on his return to here,

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1.12.7

Paṭilabhati idha tīṇi lakkhaṇāni;

he obtained these three marks:

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1.12.8

Bhavati vipuladīghapāsaṇhiko,

his stretched heels are abundant and long,

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1.12.9

Brahmāva suju subho sujātagatto.

and like the Divinity, he’s straight and beautiful,
with well-formed limbs.

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1.12.10

Subhujo susu susaṇṭhito sujāto,

Fair of arm, youthful, of good posture and breeding,

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1.12.11

Mudutalunaṅguliyassa honti;

his fingers are soft and tender and long.

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1.12.12

Dīghā tībhi purisavaraggalakkhaṇehi,

By these three marks of an excellent man,

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1.12.13

Cirayapanāya kumāramādisanti.

they indicated that the prince’s life would be long:

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1.12.14

Bhavati yadi gihī ciraṃ yapeti,

‘As a householder he will live long;

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1.12.15

Cirataraṃ pabbajati yadi tato hi;

longer still if he goes forth, due to

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1.12.16

Yāpayati ca vasiddhibhāvanāya,

mastery in the development of psychic power.

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1.12.17

Iti dīghāyukatāya taṃ nimittan”ti.

Thus this is the sign of long life.’”

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