Lakkhanasutta 1.8
Lakkhaṇasutta 1.8
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- Pāli
1.8.1
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.
1.8.2
rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as king?
1.8.3
Mahāparivāro hoti;
He has a large following
1.8.4
mahāssa honti parivārā brāhmaṇagahapatikā negamajānapadā gaṇakamahāmattā anīkaṭṭhā dovārikā amaccā pārisajjā rājāno bhogiyā kumārā.
of brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
1.8.5
Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati.
That’s what he obtains as king.
1.8.6
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 fully awakened Buddha.
1.8.7
Buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as Buddha?
1.8.8
Mahāparivāro hoti;
He has a large following
1.8.9
mahāssa honti parivārā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyo devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā.
of monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
1.8.10
Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.
That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
1.8.11
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