Lakkhanasutta 1.5
Lakkhaṇasutta 1.5
- Language
- Pāli
1.5.1
So tena lakkhaṇena samannāgato sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati, rājā hoti cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato.
Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
1.5.2
Tassimāni satta ratanāni bhavanti;
He has the following seven treasures:
1.5.3
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.
1.5.4
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.
1.5.5
So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ akhilamanimittamakaṇṭakaṃ iddhaṃ phītaṃ khemaṃ sivaṃ nirabbudaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasati.
After conquering this land girt by sea—free of harassment by bandits, successful and prosperous, safe, blessed, free of pests—he reigns by principle, without rod or sword.
1.5.6
Rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as king?
1.5.7
Akkhambhiyo hoti kenaci manussabhūtena paccatthikena paccāmittena.
He can’t be stopped by any human foe or enemy.
1.5.8
Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati.
That’s what he obtains as king.
1.5.9
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.
1.5.10
Buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as Buddha?
1.5.11
Akkhambhiyo hoti abbhantarehi vā bāhirehi vā paccatthikehi paccāmittehi rāgena vā dosena vā mohena vā samaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā devena vā mārena vā brahmunā vā kenaci vā lokasmiṃ.
He can’t be stopped by any foe or enemy whether internal or external; nor by greed, hate, or delusion; nor by any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or by anyone in the world.
1.5.12
Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.
That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
1.5.13
Etamatthaṃ bhagavā avoca.
The Buddha spoke this matter.
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli