Lakkhanasutta 1.6
Lakkhaṇasutta 1.6
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- Pāli
1.6.1
Tatthetaṃ vuccati:
On this it is said:
1.6.2
“Sacce ca dhamme ca dame ca saṃyame,
“Truth, principle, self-control, and restraint;
1.6.3
Soceyyasīlālayuposathesu ca;
purity, precepts, and observing the sabbath;
1.6.4
Dāne ahiṃsāya asāhase rato,
giving, harmlessness, delighting in non-violence—
1.6.5
Daḷhaṃ samādāya samattamācari.
firmly undertaking these things, he lived accordingly.
1.6.6
So tena kammena divaṃ samakkami,
By means of these deeds he went to heaven,
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Sukhañca khiḍḍāratiyo ca anvabhi;
where he enjoyed happiness and merriment.
1.6.8
Tato cavitvā punarāgato idha,
After passing away from there to here,
1.6.9
Samehi pādehi phusī vasundharaṃ.
he steps evenly on this rich earth.
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Byākaṃsu veyyañjanikā samāgatā,
The gathered soothsayers predicted
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Samappatiṭṭhassa na hoti khambhanā;
that there is no stopping one of such even tread,
1.6.12
Gihissa vā pabbajitassa vā puna,
as householder or renunciate.
1.6.13
Taṃ lakkhaṇaṃ bhavati tadatthajotakaṃ.
That’s the meaning shown by this mark.
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Akkhambhiyo hoti agāramāvasaṃ,
While living at home he cannot be stopped,
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Parābhibhū sattubhi nappamaddano;
he defeats his foes, and cannot be beaten.
1.6.16
Manussabhūtenidha hoti kenaci,
Due to the fruit of that deed,
1.6.17
Akkhambhiyo tassa phalena kammuno.
he cannot be stopped by any human.
1.6.18
Sace ca pabbajjamupeti tādiso,
But if one such chooses the life gone forth,
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Nekkhammachandābhirato vicakkhaṇo;
seeing clearly, loving renunciation,
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Aggo na so gacchati jātu khambhanaṃ,
not even the best can ever stop him;
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Naruttamo esa hi tassa dhammatā”ti.
this is the nature of the supreme man.”
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli