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Lakkhanasutta 1.22: 11. Eṇijaṅghalakkhaṇaṃ

Lakkhaṇasutta 1.22

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Pāli

11. Eṇijaṅghalakkhaṇaṃ

1.22.1

“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

1.22.2

sakkaccaṃ vācetā ahosi sippaṃ vā vijjaṃ vā caraṇaṃ vā kammaṃ vā:

He was a thorough teacher of a profession, a branch of knowledge, conduct, or action, thinking:

The Marks of a Great Man

1.22.3

‘kintime khippaṃ vijāneyyuṃ, khippaṃ paṭipajjeyyuṃ, na ciraṃ kilisseyyun’”ti.

‘How might they quickly learn and practice, without getting exhausted?’

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1.22.4

So tassa kammassa kaṭattā …pe…

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

The Marks of a Great Man

1.22.5

so tato cuto itthattaṃ āgato samāno imaṃ mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ paṭilabhati.

When he came back to this place he obtained this mark:

The Marks of a Great Man

1.22.6

Eṇijaṅgho hoti.

his calves are like those of an antelope.

The Marks of a Great Man

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