Lakkhanasutta 2.14
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.14
- Language
- Pāli
2.14.1
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.
2.14.2
rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as king?
2.14.3
Mahāssa jano anvāyiko hoti, brāhmaṇagahapatikā negamajānapadā gaṇakamahāmattā anīkaṭṭhā dovārikā amaccā pārisajjā rājāno bhogiyā kumārā.
He has a large following of brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
2.14.4
Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati …pe…
That’s what he obtains as king.
2.14.5
buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as Buddha?
2.14.6
Mahāssa jano anvāyiko hoti, bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyo devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā.
He has a large following of monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
2.14.7
Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.
That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
2.14.8
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