Paññattisutta

“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, aggapaññattiyo. Katamā catasso? Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, attabhāvīnaṁ yadidaṁ— rāhu asurindo. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, kāmabhogīnaṁ yadidaṁ— rājā mandhātā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, ādhipateyyānaṁ yadidaṁ— māro pāpimā. Sadevake, bhikkhave, loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya tathāgato aggamakkhāyati arahaṁ sammāsambuddho. Imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso aggapaññattiyoti.

“Mendicants, these four are regarded as foremost. What four? The foremost in size of incarnation is Rāhu, lord of titans. The foremost pleasure seeker is King Mandhātā. The foremost in sovereignty is Māra the Wicked. In this world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—a Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha is said to be the best. These are the four regarded as foremost.

Rāhuggaṁ attabhāvīnaṁ, mandhātā kāmabhoginaṁ; Māro ādhipateyyānaṁ, iddhiyā yasasā jalaṁ.

Rāhu is foremost in size of incarnation, Mandhātā in enjoying sensual pleasures, Māra in sovereignty, shining with power and glory.

Uddhaṁ tiriyaṁ apācīnaṁ, yāvatājagatogati; Sadevakassa lokassa, buddho aggo pavuccatī”ti. Pañcamaṁ.

Above, below, all round, as far as the planet extends; in all the world with its gods, the Buddha is declared foremost.”