sn.46.42 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
Wheel-Turning Monarch
“Bhikkhus, with the manifestation of a wheel-turning monarch comes the manifestation of seven gems. What seven? There comes the manifestation of the wheel-gem, the elephant-gem, the horse-gem, the jewel-gem, the woman-gem, the steward-gem, and the commander-gem.
“With the manifestation of a Tathagata, bhikkhus, an Arahant, a Perfectly Enlightened One, comes the manifestation of the seven gems of the factors of enlightenment. What seven? There comes the manifestation of the gem of the enlightenment factor of mindfulness … the gem of the enlightenment factor of equanimity. With the manifestation of a Tathagata, an Arahant, a Perfectly Enlightened One, comes the manifestation of these seven gems of the factors of enlightenment.”
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
A Wheel-Turning Monarch
“Mendicants, when a Wheel-Turning Monarch appears seven treasures appear.
What seven?
The wheel, the elephant, the horse, the jewel, the woman, the treasurer, and the counselor.
When a Wheel-Turning Monarch appears these seven treasures appear.
When a Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha appears the seven treasures of the awakening factors appear.
What seven?
The treasures of the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.
When a Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha appears these seven treasures of the awakening factors appear.”
