Lakkhanasutta 2.6
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.6
- Language
- Pāli
2.6.1
Tatthetaṃ vuccati:
On this it is said:
2.6.2
“Saddhāya sīlena sutena buddhiyā,
“His wish was this: ‘How may others not decline
2.6.3
Cāgena dhammena bahūhi sādhuhi;
in faith, ethics, learning, and intelligence,
2.6.4
Dhanena dhaññena ca khettavatthunā,
in generosity, teachings, and much good else,
2.6.5
Puttehi dārehi catuppadehi ca.
in coin and grain, fields and lands,
2.6.6
Ñātīhi mittehi ca bandhavehi ca,
in children, partners, and livestock,
2.6.7
Balena vaṇṇena sukhena cūbhayaṃ;
in family, friends, and kin,
2.6.8
Kathaṃ na hāyeyyuṃ pareti icchati,
in strength, and both beauty and happiness?’
2.6.9
Atthassa middhī ca panābhikaṅkhati.
And so he ever desired their success.
2.6.10
Sa sīhapubbaddhasusaṇṭhito ahu,
His chest was shaped like that of a lion,
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Samavaṭṭakhandho ca citantaraṃso;
filled out between the shoulders,
and torso cylindrical.
2.6.12
Pubbe suciṇṇena katena kammunā,
Due to the well-done deeds of the past,
2.6.13
Ahāniyaṃ pubbanimittamassa taṃ.
he had that portent of non-decline.
2.6.14
Gihīpi dhaññena dhanena vaḍḍhati,
Even as layman he grows in coin and grain,
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Puttehi dārehi catuppadehi ca;
in wives, children, and livestock.
2.6.16
Akiñcano pabbajito anuttaraṃ,
But once gone forth, owning nothing, he attains
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Pappoti bodhiṃ asahānadhammatan”ti.
the supreme awakening which may never decline.”
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- Milindapañha — Pāli