Lakkhanasutta 2.2
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.2
- Language
- Pāli
2.2.1
So tehi lakkhaṇehi samannāgato sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati, rājā hoti cakkavattī …pe…
Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
2.2.2
rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as king?
2.2.3
Aḍḍho hoti mahaddhano mahābhogo pahūtajātarūparajato pahūtavittūpakaraṇo pahūtadhanadhañño paripuṇṇakosakoṭṭhāgāro.
He is rich, affluent, and wealthy, with lots of gold and silver, lots of property and assets, lots of money and grain, and a full treasury and storehouses.
2.2.4
Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati …pe…
That’s what he obtains as king.
2.2.5
buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as Buddha?
2.2.6
Aḍḍho hoti mahaddhano mahābhogo.
He is rich, affluent, and wealthy.
2.2.7
Tassimāni dhanāni honti, seyyathidaṃ—
He has these kinds of wealth:
2.2.8
saddhādhanaṃ sīladhanaṃ hiridhanaṃ ottappadhanaṃ sutadhanaṃ cāgadhanaṃ paññādhanaṃ.
the wealth of faith, ethics, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
2.2.9
Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.
That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
2.2.10
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
Linked texts (1)
- History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion — A. L. Basham, English