Numbered Discourses 1.170–187

The Chapter on One Individual

170

“One individual, mendicants, arises in the world for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.

What one individual?

The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

This is the one individual, mendicants, who arises in the world for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.”

171

“The appearance of one individual, mendicants, is rare in the world.

What one individual?

The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

This is the one individual, mendicants, whose appearance is rare in the world.”

172

“One individual, mendicants, arises in the world who is an incredible human being.

What one individual?

The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

This is the one individual, mendicants, who arises in the world who is an incredible human being.”

173

“The death of one individual, mendicants, is regretted by many people.

What one individual?

The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

This is the one individual, mendicants, whose death is regretted by many people.”

174

“One person, mendicants, arises in the world unique, without peer or rival, incomparable, matchless, unrivaled, unequaled, without equal, the best of men.

What one individual?

The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

This is the one person, mendicants, who arises in the world unique, without peer or rival, incomparable, matchless, unrivaled, unequaled, without equal, the best of men.”

175–186

“With the appearance of one individual, mendicants, there is the appearance of a great eye, a great light, a great radiance, and the six unsurpassable things; the realization of the four kinds of textual analysis; the penetration of many and diverse elements; the realization of the fruit of knowledge and freedom; the realization of the fruits of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, and perfection.

What one individual?

The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

This is the one individual whose appearance brings the appearance of a great eye, a great light, a great radiance, and the six unsurpassable things; the realization of the four kinds of textual analysis; the penetration of many and diverse elements; the realization of the fruit of knowledge and release; the realization of the fruits of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, and perfection.”

187

“Mendicants, I do not see a single other individual who rightly keeps rolling the supreme Wheel of Dhamma that was rolled forth by the Realized One like Sāriputta.

Sāriputta rightly keeps rolling the supreme Wheel of Dhamma that was rolled forth by the Realized One.”