dn30:1.1.1 So I have heard.
BAGIAN 1
dn30:1.1.2 At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
dn30:1.1.3 There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
dn30:1.1.4 “Mendicants!”
dn30:1.1.5 “Venerable sir,” they replied.
dn30:1.1.6 The Buddha said this:
dn30:1.1.7 “There are thirty-two marks of a great man. A great man who possesses these has only two possible destinies, no other.
dn30:1.1.8 If he stays at home he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch, a just and principled king. His dominion extends to all four sides, he achieves stability in the country, and he possesses the seven treasures.
dn30:1.1.9 He has the following seven treasures:
dn30:1.1.10 the wheel, the elephant, the horse, the jewel, the woman, the householder, and the commander as the seventh treasure.
dn30:1.1.11 He has over a thousand sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies.
dn30:1.1.12 After conquering this land girt by sea, he reigns by principle, without rod or sword.
dn30:1.1.13 But if he goes forth from the lay life to homelessness, he becomes a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha, who has cast off the world’s veil.
dn30:1.2.1 And what are the thirty-two marks?
dn30:1.2.4 He has well-planted feet.
dn30:1.2.5 On the soles of his feet there are thousand-spoked wheels, with rims and hubs, complete in every detail.
dn30:1.2.6 He has stretched heels.
dn30:1.2.7 He has long fingers.
dn30:1.2.8 His hands and feet are soft and tender.
dn30:1.2.9 He has serried hands and feet.
dn30:1.2.10 The tops of his feet are arched.
dn30:1.2.11 His calves are like those of an antelope.
dn30:1.2.12 When standing upright and not bending over, the palms of both hands touch the knees.
dn30:1.2.13 His private parts are sheathed in a foreskin.
dn30:1.2.14 He is golden colored; his skin shines like lustrous gold.
dn30:1.2.15 He has delicate skin, so delicate that dust and dirt don’t stick to his body.
dn30:1.2.16 His hairs grow one per pore.
dn30:1.2.17 His hairs stand up; they’re blue-black and curl clockwise.
dn30:1.2.18 His body is tall and straight-limbed.
dn30:1.2.19 He has bulging muscles in seven places.
dn30:1.2.20 His chest is like that of a lion.
dn30:1.2.21 He is filled out between the shoulders.
dn30:1.2.22 He has the proportional circumference of a banyan tree: the span of his arms equals the height of his body.
dn30:1.2.23 His torso is cylindrical.
dn30:1.2.24 He has ridged taste buds.
dn30:1.2.25 His jaw is like that of a lion.
dn30:1.2.26 He has forty teeth.
dn30:1.2.27 His teeth are even.
dn30:1.2.28 His teeth have no gaps.
dn30:1.2.29 His teeth are perfectly white.
dn30:1.2.30 He has a large tongue.
dn30:1.2.31 He has the voice of the Divinity, like a cuckoo’s call.
dn30:1.2.32 His eyes are indigo.
dn30:1.2.33 He has eyelashes like a cow’s.
dn30:1.2.34 Between his eyebrows there grows a tuft, soft and white like cotton-wool.
dn30:1.2.35 The crown of his head is like a turban.
dn30:1.3.1 These are the thirty-two marks of a great man. A great man who possesses these has only two possible destinies, no other.
dn30:1.3.4 Seers who are outsiders remember these marks, but they do not know
dn30:1.3.5 the specific deeds performed in the past to obtain each mark.
dn30:1.4.0 1. Well-Planted Feet
dn30:1.4.1 In some past lives, past existences, past abodes the Realized One was reborn as a human being. He firmly and persistently undertook skillful behaviors such as good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, giving and sharing, taking precepts, observing the sabbath, paying due respect to mother and father, ascetics and brahmins, honoring the elders in the family, and various other things pertaining to skillful behaviors.
dn30:1.4.2 Due to performing, accumulating, heaping up, and amassing those deeds, when his body broke up, after death, he was reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.4.3 There he surpassed the other gods in ten respects: heavenly lifespan, beauty, happiness, glory, sovereignty, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches.
dn30:1.4.4 When he passed away from there and came back to this place he obtained this mark of a great man:
dn30:1.4.5 he has well-planted feet.
dn30:1.4.6 He places his foot on the ground evenly, raises it evenly, and touches the ground evenly with the whole sole of his foot.
dn30:1.5.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.5.2 He has the following seven treasures:
dn30:1.5.3 the wheel, the elephant, the horse, the jewel, the woman, the householder, and the commander as the seventh treasure.
dn30:1.5.4 He has over a thousand sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies.
dn30:1.5.5 After conquering this land girt by sea—free of harassment by bandits, successful and prosperous, safe, blessed, free of pests—he reigns by principle, without rod or sword.
dn30:1.5.6 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.5.7 He can’t be stopped by any human foe or enemy.
dn30:1.5.8 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.5.9 But if he goes forth from the lay life to homelessness, he becomes a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha, who has cast off the world’s veil.
dn30:1.5.10 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.5.11 He can’t be stopped by any foe or enemy whether internal or external; nor by greed, hate, or delusion; nor by any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or by anyone in the world.
dn30:1.5.12 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.5.13 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.6.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.6.2 “Truth, principle, self-control, and restraint;
dn30:1.6.3 purity, precepts, and observing the sabbath;
dn30:1.6.4 giving, harmlessness, delighting in non-violence—
dn30:1.6.5 firmly undertaking these things, he lived accordingly.
dn30:1.6.6 By means of these deeds he went to heaven,
dn30:1.6.7 where he enjoyed happiness and merriment.
dn30:1.6.8 After passing away from there to here,
dn30:1.6.9 he steps evenly on this rich earth.
dn30:1.6.10 The gathered soothsayers predicted
dn30:1.6.11 that there is no stopping one of such even tread,
dn30:1.6.12 as householder or renunciate.
dn30:1.6.13 That’s the meaning shown by this mark.
dn30:1.6.14 While living at home he cannot be stopped,
dn30:1.6.15 he defeats his foes, and cannot be beaten.
dn30:1.6.16 Due to the fruit of that deed,
dn30:1.6.17 he cannot be stopped by any human.
dn30:1.6.18 But if one such chooses the life gone forth,
dn30:1.6.19 seeing clearly, loving renunciation,
dn30:1.6.20 not even the best can ever stop him;
dn30:1.6.21 this is the nature of the supreme man.”
dn30:1.7.0 2. Wheels on the Feet
dn30:1.7.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.7.2 He conveyed happiness to many people, casting out threats, terror, and danger, providing just protection and security, and giving gifts with all the trimmings.
dn30:1.7.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.7.4 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark:
dn30:1.7.5 on the soles of his feet there are thousand-spoked wheels, with rims and hubs, complete in every detail and well divided inside.
dn30:1.8.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.8.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.8.3 He has a large following
dn30:1.8.4 of brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
dn30:1.8.5 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.8.6 But if he goes forth from the lay life to homelessness, he becomes a fully awakened Buddha.
dn30:1.8.7 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.8.8 He has a large following
dn30:1.8.9 of monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
dn30:1.8.10 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.8.11 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.9.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.9.2 “In olden days, in past lives,
dn30:1.9.3 he brought happiness to many people,
dn30:1.9.4 ridding them of fear, terror, and danger,
dn30:1.9.5 eagerly guarding and protecting them.
dn30:1.9.6 By means of these deeds he went to heaven,
dn30:1.9.7 where he enjoyed happiness and merriment.
dn30:1.9.8 After passing away from there to here,
dn30:1.9.9 wheels on his two feet are found,
dn30:1.9.10 all rimmed around and thousand-spoked.
dn30:1.9.11 The gathered soothsayers predicted,
dn30:1.9.12 seeing the prince <j>with the hundred-fold mark of merits,
dn30:1.9.13 that he’d have a following, subduing foes,
dn30:1.9.14 which is why he has wheels all rimmed around.
dn30:1.9.15 If one such doesn’t choose the life gone forth,
dn30:1.9.16 he’ll roll the wheel and rule the land.
dn30:1.9.17 The aristocrats will be his vassals,
dn30:1.9.18 flocking to his glory.
dn30:1.9.19 But if one such chooses the life gone forth,
dn30:1.9.20 seeing clearly, loving renunciation,
dn30:1.9.21 the gods, humans, titans, Sakka, and monsters;
dn30:1.9.22 centaurs and dragons, birds and beasts,
dn30:1.9.23 will flock to his glory,
dn30:1.9.24 the supreme, honored by gods and humans.”
dn30:1.10.0 3–5. Stretched Heels, Etc.
dn30:1.10.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.10.2 He gave up killing living creatures, renouncing the rod and the sword. He was scrupulous and kind, living full of sympathy for all living beings.
dn30:1.10.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.10.4 When he came back to this place he obtained these three marks:
dn30:1.10.5 he has stretched heels, long fingers, and his body is tall and straight-limbed.
dn30:1.11.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.11.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.11.3 He’s long-lived, preserving his life for a long time. No human foe or enemy is able to take his life before his time.
dn30:1.11.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.11.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.11.6 He’s long-lived, preserving his life for a long time. No foes or enemies—nor any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or anyone in the world—is able to take his life before his time.
dn30:1.11.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.11.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.12.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.12.2 “Realizing for himself the horrors of death,
dn30:1.12.3 he refrained from killing other creatures.
dn30:1.12.4 By that good conduct he went to heaven,
dn30:1.12.5 where he enjoyed the fruit of deeds well done.
dn30:1.12.6 Passing away, on his return to here,
dn30:1.12.7 he obtained these three marks:
dn30:1.12.8 his stretched heels are abundant and long,
dn30:1.12.9 and like the Divinity, he’s straight and beautiful, <j>with well-formed limbs.
dn30:1.12.10 Fair of arm, youthful, of good posture and breeding,
dn30:1.12.11 his fingers are soft and tender and long.
dn30:1.12.12 By these three marks of an excellent man,
dn30:1.12.13 they indicated that the prince’s life would be long:
dn30:1.12.14 ‘As a householder he will live long;
dn30:1.12.15 longer still if he goes forth, due to
dn30:1.12.16 mastery in the development of psychic power.
dn30:1.12.17 Thus this is the sign of long life.’”
dn30:1.13.0 6. Seven Bulging Places
dn30:1.13.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.13.2 He was a donor of delicious and tasty cooked and fresh foods, and drinks that were sweet and succulent.
dn30:1.13.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.13.4 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark: he has bulging muscles in seven places.
dn30:1.13.5 Both hands, both feet, both shoulders, and his chest are all bulging.
dn30:1.14.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.14.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.14.3 He gets delicious and tasty cooked and fresh foods, and drinks that are sweet and succulent.
dn30:1.14.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.14.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.14.6 He gets delicious and tasty cooked and fresh foods, and drinks that are sweet and succulent.
dn30:1.14.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.14.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.15.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.15.2 “He used to give the very best of flavors—
dn30:1.15.3 scrumptious foods of every kind.
dn30:1.15.4 Because of that good deed,
dn30:1.15.5 he rejoiced long in the Garden of Delight.
dn30:1.15.6 On returning to here, he is rounded in seven places,
dn30:1.15.7 and tender hands and feet are found.
dn30:1.15.8 The soothsayers expert in signs declared:
dn30:1.15.9 ‘He’ll get tasty foods of all sorts
dn30:1.15.10 as a householder, that’s what that means.
dn30:1.15.11 But even if he goes forth he’ll get the same,
dn30:1.15.12 supreme in gaining tasty foods of all sorts,
dn30:1.15.13 cutting all bonds of the lay life.’”
dn30:1.16.0 7–8. Tender and Serried Hands
dn30:1.16.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.16.2 He brought people together using the four ways of being inclusive:
dn30:1.16.3 giving, kindly words, taking care, and equality.
dn30:1.16.4 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.16.5 When he came back to this place he obtained these two marks:
dn30:1.16.6 his hands and feet are soft and tender, and they are serried.
dn30:1.17.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.17.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.17.3 His retinue is inclusive, cohesive, and well-managed. This includes brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
dn30:1.17.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.17.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.17.6 His retinue is inclusive and well-managed. This includes monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
dn30:1.17.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.17.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.18.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.18.2 “By giving and helping others,
dn30:1.18.3 kindly speech, and equal treatment,
dn30:1.18.4 such action and conduct as brought people together,
dn30:1.18.5 he went to heaven due to his esteemed virtue.
dn30:1.18.6 Passing away, on his return to here,
dn30:1.18.7 the young baby prince obtained
dn30:1.18.8 hands and feet so tender and serried,
dn30:1.18.9 lovely, graceful, and good-looking.
dn30:1.18.10 His retinue is loyal and manageable,
dn30:1.18.11 staying agreeably all over this broad land.
dn30:1.18.12 Speaking kindly, seeking happiness,
dn30:1.18.13 he implements agreeable qualities.
dn30:1.18.14 But if he gives up all sensual enjoyments,
dn30:1.18.15 as victor he speaks Dhamma to the people.
dn30:1.18.16 Devoted, they respond to his words;
dn30:1.18.17 after listening, they practice in line with the teaching.”
dn30:1.19.0 9–10. Arched Feet and Upright Hair
dn30:1.19.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.19.2 His speech was meaningful and principled. He educated many people, bringing welfare and happiness, offering the teaching.
dn30:1.19.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.19.4 When he came back to this place he obtained these two marks:
dn30:1.19.5 the tops of his feet are arched and his hairs stand up.
dn30:1.20.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.20.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.20.3 He is the foremost, best, chief, highest, and finest of those who enjoy sensual pleasures.
dn30:1.20.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.20.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.20.6 He is the foremost, best, chief, highest, and finest of all sentient beings.
dn30:1.20.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.20.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.21.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.21.2 “His word was meaningful and principled,
dn30:1.21.3 moving the people with his explanations.
dn30:1.21.4 He brought welfare and happiness to creatures,
dn30:1.21.5 unstintingly offering up teaching.
dn30:1.21.6 Because of that good deed,
dn30:1.21.7 he advanced to heaven and there rejoiced.
dn30:1.21.8 On return to here two marks are found,
dn30:1.21.9 of excellence and supremacy.
dn30:1.21.10 His hairs stand upright,
dn30:1.21.11 and his ankles well-shaped.
dn30:1.21.12 Swollen with flesh and blood, encased in skin,
dn30:1.21.13 gracing above the feet.
dn30:1.21.14 If that sort lives in the home, he becomes
dn30:1.21.15 the best of those who enjoy sensual pleasures.
dn30:1.21.16 There’ll be none better than him;
dn30:1.21.17 he’ll proceed <j>having mastered all the Black Plum Tree Land.
dn30:1.21.18 But going forth the peerless renunciate
dn30:1.21.19 turns into the best of all creatures.
dn30:1.21.20 There’ll be none better than him,
dn30:1.21.21 he’ll live having mastered the whole world.”
dn30:1.22.0 11. Antelope Calves
dn30:1.22.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.22.2 He was a thorough teacher of a profession, a branch of knowledge, conduct, or action, thinking:
dn30:1.22.3 ‘How might they quickly learn and practice, without getting exhausted?’
dn30:1.22.4 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.22.5 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark:
dn30:1.22.6 his calves are like those of an antelope.
dn30:1.23.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.23.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.23.3 He quickly obtains the things worthy of a king, the factors, supports, and things befitting a king.
dn30:1.23.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.23.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.23.6 He quickly obtains the things worthy of an ascetic, the factors, supports, and things befitting an ascetic.
dn30:1.23.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.23.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.24.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.24.2 “In professions, knowledge, conduct, and deeds,
dn30:1.24.3 he thought of how they might easily learn.
dn30:1.24.4 Quickly, without tiresome delays,
dn30:1.24.5 he taught them things that harm no one at all.
dn30:1.24.6 Having done that skillful deed <j>whose outcome is happiness,
dn30:1.24.7 he gains prominent and elegant calves.
dn30:1.24.8 Well-formed in graceful spirals,
dn30:1.24.9 he’s covered in delicate rising hairs.
dn30:1.24.10 They say that individual has antelope calves,
dn30:1.24.11 and that this is the mark of swift success.
dn30:1.24.12 If he desires the things fitting the household life,
dn30:1.24.13 not going forth, they’ll quickly be his.
dn30:1.24.14 But if one such chooses the life gone forth,
dn30:1.24.15 seeing clearly, loving renunciation,
dn30:1.24.16 the peerless renunciate will quickly find
dn30:1.24.17 what is fitting and suitable.”
dn30:1.25.0 12. Delicate Skin
dn30:1.25.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.25.2 He approached an ascetic or brahmin and asked:
dn30:1.25.3 ‘Sirs, what is skillful? What is unskillful? What is blameworthy? What is blameless? What should be cultivated? What should not be cultivated? Doing what leads to my lasting harm and suffering? Doing what leads to my lasting welfare and happiness?’
dn30:1.25.4 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.25.5 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark:
dn30:1.25.6 he has delicate skin, so delicate that dust and dirt don’t stick to his body.
dn30:1.26.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.26.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.26.3 He has great wisdom. Of those who enjoy sensual pleasures, none is his equal or better in wisdom.
dn30:1.26.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.26.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.26.6 He has great wisdom, widespread wisdom, laughing wisdom, swift wisdom, sharp wisdom, and penetrating wisdom. No sentient being is his equal or better in wisdom.
dn30:1.26.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.26.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.27.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.27.2 “In olden days, in past lives,
dn30:1.27.3 eager to understand, he asked questions.
dn30:1.27.4 Keen to learn, he waited on renunciates,
dn30:1.27.5 heeding their explanation with pure intent.
dn30:1.27.6 Due to that deed of acquiring wisdom,
dn30:1.27.7 as a human being his skin is delicate.
dn30:1.27.8 At his birth <j>the soothsayers expert in signs prophesied:
dn30:1.27.9 ‘He’ll discern delicate matters.’
dn30:1.27.10 If one such doesn’t choose the life gone forth,
dn30:1.27.11 he’ll roll the wheel and rule the land.
dn30:1.27.12 Among those with material things <j>who have been educated,
dn30:1.27.13 none equal or better than him is found.
dn30:1.27.14 But if one such chooses the life gone forth,
dn30:1.27.15 seeing clearly, loving renunciation,
dn30:1.27.16 gaining wisdom that’s supreme and distinguished,
dn30:1.27.17 the one of superb, vast intelligence <j>attains awakening.”
dn30:1.28.0 13. Golden Skin
dn30:1.28.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.28.2 He wasn’t irritable or bad-tempered.
dn30:1.28.3 Even when heavily criticized he didn’t lose his temper, become annoyed, hostile, and hard-hearted, or display annoyance, hate, and bitterness.
dn30:1.28.4 He donated soft and delicate mats and blankets, and cloaks of delicate linen, cotton, silk, and wool.
dn30:1.28.5 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.28.6 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark:
dn30:1.28.7 he is golden colored; his skin shines like lustrous gold.
dn30:1.29.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.29.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.29.3 He obtains soft and delicate mats and blankets, and delicate cloaks of linen, cotton, silk, and wool.
dn30:1.29.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.29.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.29.6 He obtains soft and delicate mats and blankets, and cloaks of delicate linen, cotton, silk, and wool.
dn30:1.29.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.29.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.30.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.30.2 “Fixated on good will, he gave gifts.
dn30:1.30.3 In an earlier life he poured forth cloth
dn30:1.30.4 fine and soft to touch,
dn30:1.30.5 like a god pouring rain on this broad earth.
dn30:1.30.6 So doing he passed from here to heaven,
dn30:1.30.7 where he enjoyed the fruits of deeds well done.
dn30:1.30.8 Here he wins a figure <j>shining like honey-yellow gold,
dn30:1.30.9 like Indra, the finest of gods.
dn30:1.30.10 If that man stays in the house, not wishing to go forth,
dn30:1.30.11 he conquers and rules this vast, broad earth,
dn30:1.30.12 together with the seven treasures here.
dn30:1.30.13 He gets immaculate, delicate, pure skin,
dn30:1.30.14 receiving clothing, cloth, and the finest cloaks
dn30:1.30.15 if he chooses the life gone forth.
dn30:1.30.16 For he still partakes of past deed’s fruit;
dn30:1.30.17 what’s been done is never lost.”
dn30:1.31.0 14. Privates in Foreskin
dn30:1.31.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:1.31.2 He reunited long-lost and long-separated relatives, friends, loved ones, and comrades.
dn30:1.31.3 He reunited mother with child and child with mother; father with child and child with father; brother with brother, brother with sister, sister with brother, and sister with sister, bringing them together with rejoicing.
dn30:1.31.4 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:1.31.5 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark:
dn30:1.31.6 his private parts are sheathed in a foreskin.
dn30:1.32.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:1.32.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:1.32.3 He has many sons, over a thousand sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies.
dn30:1.32.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:1.32.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:1.32.6 He has many sons, many thousands of sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies.
dn30:1.32.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:1.32.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:1.33.1 On this it is said:
dn30:1.33.2 “In olden days, in past lives,
dn30:1.33.3 he reunited long-lost
dn30:1.33.4 and long-separated comrades and family,
dn30:1.33.5 bringing them together with joy.
dn30:1.33.6 By means of these deeds he went to heaven,
dn30:1.33.7 where he enjoyed happiness and merriment.
dn30:1.33.8 After passing away from there to here,
dn30:1.33.9 his private parts are sheathed in a foreskin.
dn30:1.33.10 That sort has many sons,
dn30:1.33.11 over a thousand descendants,
dn30:1.33.12 valiant and heroic, devastating foes,
dn30:1.33.13 a layman’s joy, speaking kindly.
dn30:1.33.14 But if he lives the renunciate life
dn30:1.33.15 he has even more sons following his word.
dn30:1.33.16 As householder or renunciate,
dn30:1.33.17 that’s the meaning shown by this mark.”
dn30:1.33.18 The first recitation section is complete.