Lakkhanasutta 2.5
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.5
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- Pāli
2.5.1
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.
2.5.2
rājā samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as king?
2.5.3
Aparihānadhammo hoti, na parihāyati dhanadhaññena khettavatthunā dvipadacatuppadehi puttadārehi dāsakammakaraporisehi ñātīhi mittehi bandhavehi, na parihāyati sabbasampattiyā.
He’s not liable to decline. He doesn’t decline in wealth and grain, fields and land, birds and beasts, children and partners; in bondservants, workers, and staff; in family, friends, and kin. He doesn’t decline in any of his accomplishments.
2.5.4
Rājā samāno idaṃ labhati …pe…
That’s what he obtains as king.
2.5.5
buddho samāno kiṃ labhati?
And what does he obtain as Buddha?
2.5.6
Aparihānadhammo hoti, na parihāyati saddhāya sīlena sutena cāgena paññāya, na parihāyati sabbasampattiyā.
He’s not liable to decline. He doesn’t decline in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. He doesn’t decline in any of his accomplishments.
2.5.7
Buddho samāno idaṃ labhati”.
That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
2.5.8
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