Incredible Things About the Wheel-Turning MonarchCakkavattiacchariyasutta

“Mendicants, there are these four incredible and amazing things about a wheel-turning monarch.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, acchariyā abbhutā dhammā raññe cakkavattimhi. What four?Katame cattāro?

If an assembly of aristocrats goes to see a wheel-turning monarch, they’re uplifted by seeing himSace, bhikkhave, khattiyaparisā rājānaṁ cakkavattiṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. and uplifted by hearing him speak.Tatra ce rājā cakkavattī bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.Atittāva, bhikkhave, khattiyaparisā hoti, atha rājā cakkavattī tuṇhī bhavati.

If an assembly of brahmins …Sace, bhikkhave, brāhmaṇaparisā rājānaṁ cakkavattiṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. householders …Sace, bhikkhave, gahapatiparisā rājānaṁ cakkavattiṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. or ascetics goes to see a wheel-turning monarch, they’re uplifted by seeing himSace, bhikkhave, samaṇaparisā rājānaṁ cakkavattiṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. and uplifted by hearing him speak.Tatra ce rājā cakkavattī bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.Atittāva, bhikkhave, samaṇaparisā hoti, atha rājā cakkavattī tuṇhī bhavati.

These are the four incredible and amazing things about a wheel-turning monarch.Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro acchariyā abbhutā dhammā raññe cakkavattimhi.

In the same way, there are these four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattāro acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande. What four?Katame cattāro?

If an assembly of monks goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing himSace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. and uplifted by hearing him speak.Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.

If an assembly of nuns … laymen … or laywomen goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing himSace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniparisā …pe… sace, bhikkhave, upāsakaparisā …pe… sace, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. and uplifted by hearing him speak.Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.

These are the four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande”ti.