Prophetic text
DN 26: The Wheel-Turning Monarch (Cakkavattisutta)
Canonical Buddhist discourse; translators Bhikkhu Sujato and Thanissaro Bhikkhu · Discourse attributed to the Buddha; historical authorship not established
This Buddhist discourse describes ethical decline and recovery, renewed long lifespans, the future Buddha Metteyya and the king Sankha. Metteyya is a future Buddha.
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Edition and location
Sujato pinned revision d6d54741b7f2ddfeca82f02c3f95eb3990b4e351; alternative Thanissaro ATI 2013 revision
DN26 22.19–26.3; Thanissaro introduction and closing excerpt
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Edition and location
SuttaCentral published Bilara English JSON, DN26; website entry https://suttacentral.net/dn26/en/sujato
dn26:25.1–25.6; context dn26:19.1–24.5 and 26.1–27.7