Saddhamma Study Group

Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

5: The Book of the Fives

131. Continuing to Turn the Wheel (1)

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

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1 "Pañcahi, bhikkhave, angehi samannāgato rājā cakkavattī dhammeneva cakkaṃ vatteti; taṃ hoti cakkaṃ appaṭivattiyaṃ kenaci manussabhūtena paccatthikena pāṇinā.

2 Katamehi pañcahi? Idha, bhikkhave, rājā cakkavattī atthaññū ca hoti, dhammaññū ca, mattaññū ca, kālaññū ca, parisaññū ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi angehi samannāgato rājā cakkavattī dhammeneva cakkaṃ pavatteti; taṃ hoti cakkaṃ appaṭivattiyaṃ kenaci manussabhūtena paccatthikena pāṇinā.

3 Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato tathāgato arahaṃ sammāsambuddho dhammeneva anuttaraṃ dhammacakkaṃ pavatteti; taṃ hoti cakkaṃ appaṭivattiyaṃ samaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā devena vā mārena vā brahmunā vā kenaci vā lokasmiṃ.

4 Katamehi pañcahi? Idha, bhikkhave, tathāgato arahaṃ sammāsambuddho atthaññū, dhammaññū, mattaññū, kālaññū, parisaññū. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato tathāgato arahaṃ sammāsambuddho dhammeneva anuttaraṃ dhammacakkaṃ pavatteti; taṃ hoti dhammacakkaṃ appaṭivattiyaṃ samaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā devena vā mārena vā brahmunā vā kenaci vā lokasmin"ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.