Lakkhanasutta 1.12
Lakkhaṇasutta 1.12
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- Pāli
1.12.1
Tatthetaṃ vuccati:
On this it is said:
1.12.2
“Māraṇavadhabhayattano viditvā,
“Realizing for himself the horrors of death,
1.12.3
Paṭivirato paraṃ māraṇāyahosi;
he refrained from killing other creatures.
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Tena sucaritena saggamagamā,
By that good conduct he went to heaven,
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Sukataphalavipākamanubhosi.
where he enjoyed the fruit of deeds well done.
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Caviya punaridhāgato samāno,
Passing away, on his return to here,
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Paṭilabhati idha tīṇi lakkhaṇāni;
he obtained these three marks:
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Bhavati vipuladīghapāsaṇhiko,
his stretched heels are abundant and long,
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Brahmāva suju subho sujātagatto.
and like the Divinity, he’s straight and beautiful,
with well-formed limbs.
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Subhujo susu susaṇṭhito sujāto,
Fair of arm, youthful, of good posture and breeding,
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Mudutalunaṅguliyassa honti;
his fingers are soft and tender and long.
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Dīghā tībhi purisavaraggalakkhaṇehi,
By these three marks of an excellent man,
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Cirayapanāya kumāramādisanti.
they indicated that the prince’s life would be long:
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Bhavati yadi gihī ciraṃ yapeti,
‘As a householder he will live long;
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Cirataraṃ pabbajati yadi tato hi;
longer still if he goes forth, due to
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Yāpayati ca vasiddhibhāvanāya,
mastery in the development of psychic power.
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Iti dīghāyukatāya taṃ nimittan”ti.
Thus this is the sign of long life.’”
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli