Lakkhaṇasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Dīghanikāya · Pāthikavagga · Vol. 11 · Section 132

[132] He has well-planted feet (supatiṭṭhitapāda): he sets his foot down evenly upon the ground, he lifts it evenly, and he touches the ground evenly with the whole of the soles of his feet. Endowed with that mark, if he dwells in the home he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti), righteous, a king of Dhamma, lord of the four quarters, victorious, who has attained stability in his realm, endowed with the seven treasures. These seven treasures are his, namely: the wheel-treasure, the elephant-treasure, the horse-treasure, the gem-treasure, the woman-treasure, the householder-treasure, and the counselor-treasure as the seventh. He has more than a thousand sons — valiant, of heroic build, crushers of opposing armies. Having conquered this earth bounded by the ocean — free of stakes, free of ill omens, free of thorns; rich, prosperous, secure, blessed, free of affliction — not by the rod, not by the sword, but by Dhamma, with equity, he dwells ruling over it. Being a king, what does he gain? He cannot be overcome by any foe or adversary in human form. Being a king, this is what he gains. But if he goes forth from home into homelessness, he becomes an Arahant, a Perfectly Self-Awakened One (sammāsambuddha), who has drawn back the veil in the world. Being a Buddha, what does he gain? He cannot be overcome by foes or adversaries whether internal or external — by lust (rāga), by hatred (dosa), or by delusion (moha); by any ascetic or brahmin, by a deva, by Māra, by Brahmā, or by anyone in the world. Being a Buddha, this is what he gains. The Blessed One spoke this matter. Concerning that it is said:

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.