Sutta Name | Nikaya | Vagga | Academic | PTS | PSA Plae | Keywords | Notes |
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Cakkavatti | Cakkavattisiihanaada | Diigha | Paa.tika Vagga | DN.26 | D.iii.058ff.,DA.iii.858 | 15/099 | monarch, morality, prosperity, decay, Maitreyya | concerns the world conquering monarch, the rise and fall of morality, and the coming of Metteya Buddha. Also mentioned are the duties of a universal monarch (cakkavatti-vatta): 1. ruling by righteousness (dhammaadhipateyya); 2. allowing no evil-doing (maa adhammakaara); 3. having wealth distributed to the poor (dhanaanuppadaana); 4. to seek counsel from virtuous spiritual mentors (sama.nabraahma.naparipucchaa) at D.iii.061. Also enumerated are the four categories of blessing or supreme things (vara): 1. long-life (aayu); 2. good complexion (va.n.na); 3. happiness (sukha); 4. wealth (bhoga), and; 5. strength (bala) at D.iii.077. |
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