Lakkhanasutta 2.20
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.20
- Language
- Pāli
2.20.1
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.
2.20.2
rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as king?
2.20.3
Abhejjapariso hoti, abhejjāssa honti parisā, brāhmaṇagahapatikā negamajānapadā gaṇakamahāmattā anīkaṭṭhā dovārikā amaccā pārisajjā rājāno bhogiyā kumārā.
His retinue cannot be divided. This includes brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
2.20.4
Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati …
That’s what he obtains as king.
2.20.5
buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as Buddha?
2.20.6
Abhejjapariso hoti, abhejjāssa honti parisā, bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyo devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā.
His retinue cannot be divided. This includes monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
2.20.7
Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.
That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
2.20.8
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
Linked texts (1)
- Milindapañha — Pāli