[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Lakkhanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30) › 1.1 # Lakkhanasutta 1.1 Lakkhaṇasutta 1.1 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.1) Evaṃ me sutaṃ— > So I have heard. > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.2) ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. > At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.3) Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: > There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.4) “bhikkhavo”ti. > “Mendicants!” > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.5) “Bhaddante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. > “Venerable sir,” they replied. > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.6) Bhagavā etadavoca: > The Buddha said this: > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.7) “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. > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.8) 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. > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.9) Tassimāni satta ratanāni bhavanti; > He has the following seven treasures: > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.10) 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. > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.11) 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. > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.12) So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasati. > After conquering this land girt by sea, he reigns by principle, without rod or sword. > — The Marks of a Great Man ### [1.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1.13) 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. > — The Marks of a Great Man ## Translations (3) - [Govor o obeležjima](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30~sr-brankokovacevic.1.1.1) — sr - [The Marks of a Great Man](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30~en-sujato.1.1.1) — English - [Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30~de-sabbamitta.1.1.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.30.199) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.59.2) — Classical Chinese - [Mahāpadānasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.31.7) — Pāli - [Brahmāyusutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.91.5.3) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.30.1.1) · Pramāṇa