dn30:2.1.0 15–16. Equal Proportions and Touching the Knees
BAGIAN 2
dn30:2.1.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.1.2 Examining the gathered population, he knew what they had in common and what was their own; he knew each person, and he knew the distinctions between people.
dn30:2.1.3 In each case, he made appropriate distinctions between people: ‘This one deserves that; that one deserves this.’
dn30:2.1.4 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.1.5 When he came back to this place he obtained these two marks:
dn30:2.1.6 he has the proportional circumference of a banyan tree; and when standing upright and not bending over, the palms of both hands touch the knees.
dn30:2.2.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.2.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.2.3 He is rich, affluent, and wealthy, with lots of gold and silver, lots of property and assets, lots of money and grain, and a full treasury and storehouses.
dn30:2.2.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.2.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.2.6 He is rich, affluent, and wealthy.
dn30:2.2.7 He has these kinds of wealth:
dn30:2.2.8 the wealth of faith, ethics, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
dn30:2.2.9 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.2.10 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.3.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.3.2 “Examining the many people in a community,
dn30:2.3.3 he weighed, evaluated, and judged each case:
dn30:2.3.4 ‘This one deserves that.’
dn30:2.3.5 That’s how he used to draw <j>distinctions between people.
dn30:2.3.6 Now standing without bending
dn30:2.3.7 he can touch his knees with both hands.
dn30:2.3.8 With the remaining ripening <j>of the fruit of good deeds,
dn30:2.3.9 his circumference was that of a great tree.
dn30:2.3.10 Learned experts in the many different
dn30:2.3.11 signs and marks prophesied:
dn30:2.3.12 ‘The young prince will obtain
dn30:2.3.13 many different things that householders deserve.
dn30:2.3.14 Here there are many suitable pleasures
dn30:2.3.15 for the ruler of the land to enjoy as householder.
dn30:2.3.16 But if he gives up all sensual enjoyments,
dn30:2.3.17 he will gain the supreme, highest peak of wealth.’”
dn30:2.4.0 17–19. A Lion’s Chest, Etc.
dn30:2.4.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.4.2 He wanted what’s best, the welfare, the comfort, and sanctuary of the people, thinking:
dn30:2.4.3 ‘How might they flourish in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, teachings, and wisdom; in wealth and grain, fields and land, birds and beasts, children and partners; in bondservants, workers, and staff; in family, friends, and kin?’
dn30:2.4.4 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.4.5 When he came back to this place he obtained these three marks:
dn30:2.4.6 his chest is like that of a lion; he is filled out between the shoulders.; and his torso is cylindrical.
dn30:2.5.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.5.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.5.3 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.
dn30:2.5.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.5.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.5.6 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.
dn30:2.5.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.5.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.6.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.6.2 “His wish was this: ‘How may others not decline
dn30:2.6.3 in faith, ethics, learning, and intelligence,
dn30:2.6.4 in generosity, teachings, and much good else,
dn30:2.6.5 in coin and grain, fields and lands,
dn30:2.6.6 in children, partners, and livestock,
dn30:2.6.7 in family, friends, and kin,
dn30:2.6.8 in strength, and both beauty and happiness?’
dn30:2.6.9 And so he ever desired their success.
dn30:2.6.10 His chest was shaped like that of a lion,
dn30:2.6.11 filled out between the shoulders, <j>and torso cylindrical.
dn30:2.6.12 Due to the well-done deeds of the past,
dn30:2.6.13 he had that portent of non-decline.
dn30:2.6.14 Even as layman he grows in coin and grain,
dn30:2.6.15 in wives, children, and livestock.
dn30:2.6.16 But once gone forth, owning nothing, he attains
dn30:2.6.17 the supreme awakening which may never decline.”
dn30:2.7.0 20. Ridged Taste Buds
dn30:2.7.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.7.2 He would never hurt any sentient being with fists, stones, rods, or swords.
dn30:2.7.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.7.4 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark: he has ridged taste buds. His raised taste receptors, originating in the throat, disperse evenly.
dn30:2.8.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.8.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.8.3 He is rarely ill or unwell. His stomach digests well, being neither too hot nor too cold.
dn30:2.8.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.8.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.8.6 He is rarely ill or unwell. His stomach digests well, being neither too hot nor too cold, but just right, and fit for meditation.
dn30:2.8.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.8.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.9.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.9.2 “Not with fist or rod or stone,
dn30:2.9.3 or sword or beating to death,
dn30:2.9.4 or by bondage or threats
dn30:2.9.5 did he ever harm anyone.
dn30:2.9.6 For that very reason he rejoiced in heaven <j>after passing away,
dn30:2.9.7 finding happiness as a fruit of happy deeds.
dn30:2.9.8 With taste receptors prominent <j>and evenly spreading nutrition,
dn30:2.9.9 on his return here he has ridged taste buds.
dn30:2.9.10 That’s why the clever prophets said:
dn30:2.9.11 ‘This man will have much happiness
dn30:2.9.12 as householder or renunciate.
dn30:2.9.13 That’s the meaning shown by this mark.’”
dn30:2.10.0 21–22. Indigo Eyes
dn30:2.10.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.10.2 When looking at others he didn’t glare, look askance, or avert his eyes. Being straightforward, he reached out to others with straightforward intentions, looking at people with kindly eyes.
dn30:2.10.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.10.4 When he came back to this place he obtained these two marks:
dn30:2.10.5 his eyes are indigo, and he has eyelashes like a cow’s.
dn30:2.11.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.11.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.11.3 The people look on him with kindly eyes. He is dear and beloved to the brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
dn30:2.11.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.11.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.11.6 The people look on him with kindly eyes. He is dear and beloved to the monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
dn30:2.11.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.11.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.12.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.12.2 “With not a glare or glance askance,
dn30:2.12.3 nor averting of the eyes;
dn30:2.12.4 straightforward, he reached out straightforwardly,
dn30:2.12.5 looking at people with kindly eyes.
dn30:2.12.6 In good rebirths he enjoyed the fruit
dn30:2.12.7 and result, rejoicing there.
dn30:2.12.8 But here he has a cow’s eyelashes,
dn30:2.12.9 and indigo eyes so fair to see.
dn30:2.12.10 Many soothsayers, men clever
dn30:2.12.11 and learned in prognostic texts,
dn30:2.12.12 expert in cow-like lashes, indicated
dn30:2.12.13 he’d be looked upon with kindly eyes.
dn30:2.12.14 Even as a householder he’d be regarded kindly,
dn30:2.12.15 beloved of the people.
dn30:2.12.16 But if he becomes an ascetic, not lay,
dn30:2.12.17 as destroyer of sorrow he’ll be loved by many.”
dn30:2.13.0 23. Crown Like a Turban
dn30:2.13.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.13.2 He was the leader and forerunner of people in 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.
dn30:2.13.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.13.4 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark:
dn30:2.13.5 the crown of his head is like a turban.
dn30:2.14.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.14.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.14.3 He has a large following of brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
dn30:2.14.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.14.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.14.6 He has a large following of monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
dn30:2.14.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.14.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.15.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.15.2 “Among people of good conduct, he was the leader,
dn30:2.15.3 devoted to a life of principle among the principled.
dn30:2.15.4 The people followed him,
dn30:2.15.5 and he experienced the fruit of good deeds in heaven.
dn30:2.15.6 Having experienced that fruit,
dn30:2.15.7 he gains a head crowned like a turban.
dn30:2.15.8 The experts in omens and signs prophesied:
dn30:2.15.9 ‘He will be leader of the people.
dn30:2.15.10 Assistants serve him here among men,
dn30:2.15.11 as they did for him then in the past.
dn30:2.15.12 If he becomes an aristocrat, ruler of the land,
dn30:2.15.13 he’ll gain the service of the people.
dn30:2.15.14 But if that man goes forth,
dn30:2.15.15 he’ll be sophisticated, proficient in the teachings.
dn30:2.15.16 Devoted to the virtues of his instruction,
dn30:2.15.17 the people will become his followers.’”
dn30:2.16.0 24–25. One Hair Per Pore, and a Tuft
dn30:2.16.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.16.2 He refrained from lying. He spoke the truth and stuck to the truth. He was honest and dependable, and didn’t trick the world with his words.
dn30:2.16.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.16.4 When he came back to this place he obtained these two marks:
dn30:2.16.5 his hairs grow one per pore, and between his eyebrows there grows a tuft, soft and white like cotton-wool.
dn30:2.17.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.17.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.17.3 He has many close adherents among the brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
dn30:2.17.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.17.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.17.6 He has many close adherents among the monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
dn30:2.17.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.17.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.18.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.18.2 “In past lives he was true to his promise,
dn30:2.18.3 with no forked tongue, he shunned lies.
dn30:2.18.4 He never broke his word to anyone,
dn30:2.18.5 but spoke what was true, real, and factual.
dn30:2.18.6 A tuft so very white like cotton-wool
dn30:2.18.7 grew prettily between his eyebrows.
dn30:2.18.8 And never two, but only one,
dn30:2.18.9 hair grew in each of his pores.
dn30:2.18.10 Many soothsayers learned in marks
dn30:2.18.11 and expert in signs gathered and prophesied:
dn30:2.18.12 ‘One like this, with tuft and hair so prominent,
dn30:2.18.13 will have many as his close adherents.
dn30:2.18.14 Even as householder many people will follow him,
dn30:2.18.15 due to the power of deeds in the past.
dn30:2.18.16 But once gone forth, owning nothing,
dn30:2.18.17 as Buddha the people will follow him.’”
dn30:2.19.0 26–27. Forty Gapless Teeth
dn30:2.19.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.19.2 He refrained from backbiting. He didn’t repeat in one place what he heard in another so as to divide people against each other. Instead, he reconciled those who were divided and support those who are united, delighting in harmony, loving harmony, speaking words that promote harmony.
dn30:2.19.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.19.4 When he came back to this place he obtained these two marks:
dn30:2.19.5 he has forty teeth, and his teeth have no gaps.
dn30:2.20.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.20.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.20.3 His retinue cannot be divided. This includes brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
dn30:2.20.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.20.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.20.6 His retinue cannot be divided. This includes monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
dn30:2.20.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.20.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.21.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.21.2 “He spoke no divisive words splitting the united,
dn30:2.21.3 creating disputes that foster division,
dn30:2.21.4 acting improperly by fostering quarrels,
dn30:2.21.5 sowing division in those who are united.
dn30:2.21.6 He spoke kind words to foster harmony,
dn30:2.21.7 uniting those who are divided.
dn30:2.21.8 He cast aside quarrels among the people,
dn30:2.21.9 rejoicing together with the united.
dn30:2.21.10 In good rebirths he enjoyed the fruit
dn30:2.21.11 and result, rejoicing there.
dn30:2.21.12 Here his teeth are gapless, close-set,
dn30:2.21.13 forty standing prominent in his mouth.
dn30:2.21.14 If he becomes an aristocrat, ruler of the land,
dn30:2.21.15 his assembly will be indivisible.
dn30:2.21.16 And as an ascetic, stainless, immaculate,
dn30:2.21.17 his assembly will follow him, unshakable.”
dn30:2.22.0 28–29. A Large Tongue and the Voice of the Divinity
dn30:2.22.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.22.2 He refrained from harsh speech. He spoke in a way that’s mellow, pleasing to the ear, endearing, going to the heart, polite, and likable and agreeable to the people.
dn30:2.22.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.22.4 When he came back to this place he obtained these two marks:
dn30:2.22.5 he has a large tongue, and the voice of the Divinity, like a cuckoo’s call.
dn30:2.23.1 Possessing these marks, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.23.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.23.3 He has a compelling voice. His words are compelling to brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
dn30:2.23.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.23.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.23.6 He has a compelling voice. His words are compelling to monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
dn30:2.23.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.23.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.24.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.24.2 “He never spoke a loud harsh word,
dn30:2.24.3 insulting, quarrelsome,
dn30:2.24.4 causing harm, rude, crushing the people.
dn30:2.24.5 His speech was sweet, helpful, and courteous.
dn30:2.24.6 He uttered words dear to the mind,
dn30:2.24.7 going to the heart, pleasing to the ear.
dn30:2.24.8 He enjoyed the fruit of his good verbal conduct,
dn30:2.24.9 experiencing the fruit of good deeds in heaven.
dn30:2.24.10 Having experienced that fruit,
dn30:2.24.11 on his return to here <j>he acquired the voice of the Divinity.
dn30:2.24.12 His tongue was long and wide,
dn30:2.24.13 and his speech was compelling.
dn30:2.24.14 Even as householder his speech brings prosperity.
dn30:2.24.15 But if that man goes forth,
dn30:2.24.16 speaking often to the people,
dn30:2.24.17 they’ll be compelled by his fair words.”
dn30:2.25.0 30. A Lion-Like Jaw
dn30:2.25.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.25.2 He refrained from talking nonsense. His words were timely, true, and meaningful, in line with the teaching and training. He said things at the right time which were valuable, reasonable, succinct, and beneficial.
dn30:2.25.3 Due to performing those deeds he was reborn in a heavenly realm.
dn30:2.25.4 When he came back to this place he obtained this mark:
dn30:2.25.5 his jaw is like that of a lion.
dn30:2.26.1 Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch.
dn30:2.26.2 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.26.3 He can’t be destroyed by any human foe or enemy.
dn30:2.26.4 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.26.5 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.26.6 He can’t be destroyed 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.
dn30:2.26.7 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.26.8 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.27.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.27.2 “Neither nonsensical nor silly,
dn30:2.27.3 his way of speaking was never loose.
dn30:2.27.4 He cast aside what was unbeneficial,
dn30:2.27.5 and spoke for the welfare <j>and happiness of the people.
dn30:2.27.6 So doing he passed from here to be reborn in heaven,
dn30:2.27.7 where he enjoyed the fruit of deeds well done.
dn30:2.27.8 Passing away, on his return to here,
dn30:2.27.9 he gained a jaw like the finest of beasts.
dn30:2.27.10 He became a king so very hard to defeat,
dn30:2.27.11 a mighty lord and ruler of mankind.
dn30:2.27.12 He was equal to the best in the city of the Third Heaven,
dn30:2.27.13 like Indra, the finest of gods.
dn30:2.27.14 One such as that is not easily beaten by centaurs,
dn30:2.27.15 titans, spirits, monsters, or gods.
dn30:2.27.16 If he becomes of that sort,
dn30:2.27.17 he illuminates the quarters and in-between.”
dn30:2.28.0 31–32. Even and White Teeth
dn30:2.28.1 “Mendicants, in some past lives the Realized One was reborn as a human being.
dn30:2.28.2 He gave up wrong livelihood and earned a living by right livelihood. He refrained from falsifying weights, metals, or measures; bribery, fraud, cheating, and duplicity; mutilation, murder, abduction, banditry, plunder, and violence.
dn30:2.28.3 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.
dn30:2.28.4 There he surpassed the other gods in ten respects: heavenly lifespan, beauty, happiness, glory, sovereignty, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches.
dn30:2.28.5 When he came back to this place he obtained these two marks: his teeth are even and perfectly white.
dn30:2.29.1 Possessing these marks, 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.
dn30:2.29.2 He has the following seven treasures:
dn30:2.29.3 the wheel, the elephant, the horse, the jewel, the woman, the householder, and the commander as the seventh treasure.
dn30:2.29.4 He has over a thousand sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies.
dn30:2.29.5 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.
dn30:2.29.6 And what does he obtain as king?
dn30:2.29.7 His retinue is pure. This includes brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes.
dn30:2.29.8 That’s what he obtains as king.
dn30:2.30.1 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.
dn30:2.30.2 And what does he obtain as Buddha?
dn30:2.30.3 His retinue is pure. This includes monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs.
dn30:2.30.4 That’s what he obtains as Buddha.”
dn30:2.30.5 The Buddha spoke this matter.
dn30:2.31.1 On this it is said:
dn30:2.31.2 “He abandoned wrong livelihood, and created
dn30:2.31.3 a way of life that’s fair, pure, and just.
dn30:2.31.4 He cast aside what was unbeneficial,
dn30:2.31.5 and lived for the welfare and happiness of the people.
dn30:2.31.6 Having done what’s praised <j>by the clever, the wise, and the good,
dn30:2.31.7 that man experienced the fruit in heaven.
dn30:2.31.8 Equal to the best in the Third Heaven,
dn30:2.31.9 he enjoyed himself with pleasure and play.
dn30:2.31.10 From there he passed back to a human life.
dn30:2.31.11 With the remaining ripening <j>of the fruit of good deeds,
dn30:2.31.12 he obtained teeth that are even,
dn30:2.31.13 gleaming, bright, and white.
dn30:2.31.14 Many soothsayers regarded as wise men
dn30:2.31.15 gathered and predicted of him:
dn30:2.31.16 ‘With twice-born teeth <j>so even, so white, so clean and bright
dn30:2.31.17 his retinue will be so pure.
dn30:2.31.18 As king, his people will also be pure,
dn30:2.31.19 when he rules having conquered this earth so broad.
dn30:2.31.20 They won’t harm the country,
dn30:2.31.21 but will live for the welfare <j>and happiness of the people.
dn30:2.31.22 But if he goes forth he’ll be an ascetic free of ill,
dn30:2.31.23 his passions quelled, the veil cast off.
dn30:2.31.24 Rid of stress and weariness,
dn30:2.31.25 he sees this world and the next.
dn30:2.31.26 Those who do his bidding, both lay and renunciate,
dn30:2.31.27 shake off wickedness, impure and blameworthy.
dn30:2.31.28 He’s surrounded by pure people, who cast aside
dn30:2.31.29 stains, callousness, sin, and corruptions.’”
dn30:2.31.30 That is what the Buddha said.
dn30:2.31.31 Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.