Lakkhanasutta 2.4: 17–19. Sīhapubbaddhakāyāditilakkhaṇaṃ
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.4
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- Pāli
17–19. Sīhapubbaddhakāyāditilakkhaṇaṃ
2.4.1
“Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato purimaṃ jātiṃ purimaṃ bhavaṃ purimaṃ niketaṃ pubbe manussabhūto samāno
“Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
2.4.2
bahujanassa atthakāmo ahosi hitakāmo phāsukāmo yogakkhemakāmo:
He wanted what’s best, the welfare, the comfort, and sanctuary of the people, thinking:
2.4.3
‘kintime saddhāya vaḍḍheyyuṃ, sīlena vaḍḍheyyuṃ, sutena vaḍḍheyyuṃ, cāgena vaḍḍheyyuṃ, dhammena vaḍḍheyyuṃ, paññāya vaḍḍheyyuṃ, dhanadhaññena vaḍḍheyyuṃ, khettavatthunā vaḍḍheyyuṃ, dvipadacatuppadehi vaḍḍheyyuṃ, puttadārehi vaḍḍheyyuṃ, dāsakammakaraporisehi vaḍḍheyyuṃ, ñātīhi vaḍḍheyyuṃ, mittehi vaḍḍheyyuṃ, bandhavehi vaḍḍheyyun’ti.
‘How might they flourish in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, teachings, and wisdom; in wealth and grain, fields and land, birds and beasts, children and partners; in bondservants, workers, and staff; in family, friends, and kin?’
2.4.4
So tassa kammassa kaṭattā …pe…
Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
2.4.5
so tato cuto itthattaṃ āgato samāno imāni tīṇi mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni paṭilabhati.
When he came back to this place he obtained these three marks:
2.4.6
Sīhapubbaddhakāyo ca hoti citantaraṃso ca samavaṭṭakkhandho ca.
his chest is like that of a lion; he is filled out between the shoulders.; and his torso is cylindrical.
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli