[154] Bhikkhus, inasmuch as the Tathāgata — in a former birth, a former existence, a former abode, being then a human being — was one desiring the good of many people, desiring their welfare, desiring their comfort, desiring their security from bondage (yogakkhema), [thinking]: "How might these people grow in faith (saddhā), grow in virtue (sīla), grow in learning (suta), grow in understanding (buddhi), grow in generosity (cāga), grow in the Dhamma, grow in wisdom (paññā), grow in wealth and grain, grow in fields and land, grow in two-footed and four-footed creatures, grow in children and wives, grow in bondservants, workers, and servants, grow in relatives, grow in friends, grow in kinsmen?" — then, because of having done and accumulated that deed (kamma), … Passing away from there and coming to this state of existence, he obtains these three marks of a Great Man (mahāpurisalakkhaṇa): the front half of his body is like a lion's, the space between his shoulders is filled out, and his torso is evenly rounded. Endowed with these marks, if he dwells in the home, he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti), … Being a king, what does he obtain? He is of a nature not to decline: he does not decline in wealth and grain, in fields and land, in two-footed and four-footed creatures, in children and wives, in bondservants, workers, and servants, in relatives, in friends, in kinsmen; he does not decline in any of his accomplishments (sampatti). Being a king, this is what he obtains. … Being a Buddha, what does he obtain? He is of a nature not to decline: he does not decline in faith, in virtue, in learning, in generosity, in wisdom; he does not decline in any of his accomplishments. Being a Buddha, this is what he obtains. The Blessed One spoke this matter. Concerning that, it is said:
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.