Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.28

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**Cakkavattisīhanāda Sutta.**—Preached to the monks at **Mātulā**. It is a sermon on the necessity of living in accordance with the Dhamma, with the Dhamma as one's refuge. The Sutta contains the story of the Cakkavatti **Daḷhanemi** and his eldest son, and the manner in which a Cakkavatti administers the law, ruling by righteousness, over a people made virtuous by his instruction. But, later, there is a gradual corruption of morals, followed by the decay and destruction of human life with all its attendant comforts. This is followed by a gradual restoration of virtuousness, accompanied by the return of prosperity and longevity. The Sutta also records the prophecy of the coming of the Buddha **Metteyya**.¹ It is said² that at the end of this discourse twenty thousand monks became arahants and eighty-four thousand others realised the Truth.