[168] "Again, bhikkhus, in whatever former birth, former existence, or former abode the Tathāgata, being formerly a human being, abandoned idle chatter (samphappalāpa) and abstained from idle chatter — he spoke at the proper time, spoke what is factual, spoke on the Dhamma, spoke on the good (attha), spoke on the discipline (vinaya); he was a speaker of words worth treasuring, at the right time, supported by reasons, measured, and beneficial — he, because of having performed and accumulated that deed (kamma), … Passing away from there and coming to this state of being, he obtains this mark of a Great Man (mahāpurisalakkhaṇa): he has the jaw of a lion (sīhahanu). Endowed with that mark, if he dwells in the home he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti) … Being a king, what does he obtain? He cannot be destroyed by any human adversary or enemy. Being a king, this is what he obtains. … Being a Buddha, what does he obtain? He cannot be destroyed by adversaries or enemies whether internal or external — by lust (rāga), by hatred (dosa), or by delusion (moha), or 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 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.