Lakkhanasutta 2.23
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.23
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- Pāli
2.23.1
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.
2.23.2
rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as king?
2.23.3
Ādeyyavāco hoti, ādiyantissa vacanaṃ brāhmaṇagahapatikā negamajānapadā gaṇakamahāmattā anīkaṭṭhā dovārikā amaccā pārisajjā rājāno bhogiyā kumārā.
He has a compelling voice. His words are compelling to brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
2.23.4
Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati …pe…
That’s what he obtains as king.
2.23.5
buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as Buddha?
2.23.6
Ādeyyavāco hoti, ādiyantissa vacanaṃ bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyo devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā.
He has a compelling voice. His words are compelling to monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
2.23.7
Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.
That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
2.23.8
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