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Lakkhanasutta 1.23

Lakkhaṇasutta 1.23

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Pāli

1.23.1

So tena lakkhaṇena samannāgato sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati, rājā hoti cakkavattī …pe…

Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.23.2

rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?

And what does he obtain as king?

The Marks of a Great Man

1.23.3

Yāni tāni rājārahāni rājaṅgāni rājūpabhogāni rājānucchavikāni tāni khippaṃ paṭilabhati.

He quickly obtains the things worthy of a king, the factors, supports, and things befitting a king.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.23.4

Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati …pe…

That’s what he obtains as king.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.23.5

buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?

And what does he obtain as Buddha?

The Marks of a Great Man

1.23.6

Yāni tāni samaṇārahāni samaṇaṅgāni samaṇūpabhogāni samaṇānucchavikāni, tāni khippaṃ paṭilabhati.

He quickly obtains the things worthy of an ascetic, the factors, supports, and things befitting an ascetic.

The Marks of a Great Man

1.23.7

Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.

That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”

The Marks of a Great Man

1.23.8

Etamatthaṃ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

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