Dharmacakra Pravartana Stra

Sayukta gama 379 Translated from Taish Tripiaka volume 2, number 99 Thus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha was dwelling in Vras, at the Deer Park of ipatana. At that time, the Bhagavn addressed a group of five bhikus, saying: Thus is the Noble Truth of Suffering, a teaching that has never been heard before, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Thus is the noble truth of the accumulation of suffering, thus is the elimination of suffering, and thus is the path that leads away from suffering: teachings that have never been heard before, and which are to be contemplated. When doing so, they give birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Moreover, you should be know the wisdom of the Noble Truth of Suffering, a teaching that has never been heard, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Then knowledge of the Noble Truth of the Accumulation of Suffering will be severed. This is a teaching that has never been heard before, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Moreover, from elimination of the accumulation of suffering, the Noble Truth of the Elimination of Suffering is thus known, and being known it is realized. This is a teaching that has not been heard before, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Therefore, the Noble Truth of the Path that Leads Away from Suffering is known, and from this it is cultivated. This is a teaching that has never been heard before, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Moreover, bhikus, with knowledge of the Noble Truth of Suffering, knowledge is then produced. This is a teaching that has not been heard before, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Moreover, when the Noble Truth of the Accumulation of Suffering has been known, then its severence is produced. This is a teaching that has not been heard before, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Moreover, from awareness of the Noble Truth of the Elimination of Suffering, its realization is produced. This is a teaching that has not been heard before, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Moreover, from awareness of the Noble Truth of the Path that Leads Away from Suffering, its cultivation is produced. This is a teaching that has never been heard before, and which is to be contemplated. When doing so, it gives birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Bhikus, in regard to the three turnings and twelve practices of the Four Noble Truths, if they had not given birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi, then amongst all the devas, mras, brahms, ramaas, and brhmaas who hear the Dharma, I could not have achieved liberation, gone beyond, and departed. I also would not have had the self-realization of the attainment of Anuttar Samyaksabodhi. Yet I have, from the three turnings and twelve practices of the Four Noble Truths, given birth to vision, wisdom, understanding, and Bodhi. Amongst the devas, mras, brahms, ramaas, and brhmaas who hear the Dharma, I have gone beyond and achieved liberation, and have had the self-realization of the attainment of Anuttar Samyaksabodhi. At that time, when the Bhagavn had spoken this Dharma, Venerable Kauinya, along with eight kos of devas, left the dust and dirt far behind and attained the pure Dharma Eye. At this time, the Bhagavn addressed Venerable Kauinya, Has the Dharma been known? Kauinya addressed the Buddha, saying, It has been known, Bhagavn. Again Venerable Kauinya was 1

addressed, Has the Dharma been known? Kauinya addressed the Buddha, It has been known, Sugata. Because Venerable Kauinya has known the Dharma, he is called jtakauinya. After Venerable jtakauinya had thus known the Dharma, the earth spirits took up the cry: The Bhagavn, in Vras at the Deer Park of ipatana, has turned the Dharma Wheel three times with twelve practices, that all the ramaas and brhmaas, and all the devas, mras, and brahms, have not truly turned before. This brings many true benefits, true peace and happiness, and compassion for the world; its meaning brings benefits, prosperity, and peace to devas and humans, increasing the devas and reducing the asuras. After the earth spirits had taken up the call, then the devas of empty space, Cturmahrjika Heaven, Tryastria Heaven, Yma Heaven, Tuita Heaven, Nirmarati Heaven, and Parinirmitavaavartin Heaven each instantly took up the call in succession, all the way up to the Brahm Heavens. Then the brahm retinue took up the cry: The Bhagavn, in Vras at the Deer Park of ipatana, has turned the Dharma Wheel three times with twelve practices, that all the ramaas and brhmaas, and all the devas, mras, and brahms, have not truly turned before. This brings many true benefits, and true peace and happiness; its meaning benefits all devas and humans, increasing the devas and reducing the asuras. Because the Bhagavn has turned the Dharma Wheel in Vras at the Deer Park of ipatana, this stra is therefore called the Dharmacakra Pravartana Stra. After the Buddha had spoken this stra, the bhikus heard what the Buddha had truly said, and blissfully practiced in accordance.