Possessing this mark, if he stays at home he becomes a wheel-turning monarch. And what does he obtain as king? He has a large following of brahmins and householders, people of town and country, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, ministers, councillors, rulers, tax beneficiaries, and princes. That’s what he obtains as king. But if he goes forth from the lay life to homelessness, he becomes a fully awakened Buddha. And what does he obtain as Buddha? He has a large following of monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, gods, humans, titans, dragons, and centaurs. That’s what he obtains as Buddha.” The Buddha spoke this matter.

On this it is said: “In olden days, in past lives, he brought happiness to many people, ridding them of fear, terror, and danger, eagerly guarding and protecting them. By means of these deeds he went to heaven, where he enjoyed happiness and merriment. After passing away from there to here, wheels on his two feet are found, all rimmed around and thousand-spoked. The gathered soothsayers predicted, seeing the prince <j>with the hundred-fold mark of merits, that he’d have a following, subduing foes,