[48] Asītivassasahassāyukesu bhikkhave manussesu pañcavassasatikā kumārikā alaṃpateyyā bhavissanti . asītivassasahassāyukesu bhikkhave manussesu tayo ābādhā bhavissanti icchā anasanaṃ jarā . Asītivassasahassāyukesu bhikkhave manussesu ayaṃ jambudīpo iddho ceva bhavissati phīto ca kukkuṭasampātitā gāmanigamarājadhāniyo . Asītivassasahassāyukesu bhikkhave manussesu ayaṃ jambudīpo avīci maññe phuṭo bhavissati manussehi seyyathāpi naḷavanaṃ vā sāravanaṃ vā . {48.1} Asītivassasahassāyukesu bhikkhave manussesu ayaṃ bārāṇasī ketumatī nāma rājadhānī bhavissati iddhā ceva phītā ca bahujanā ca ākiṇṇamanussā ca subhikkhā ca . asītivassasahassāyukesu bhikkhave manussesu imasmiṃ jambudīpe caturāsītinagarasahassāni bhavissanti ketumati- rājadhānīpamukhāni . asītivassasahassāyukesu bhikkhave manussesu ketumatī- rājadhāniyā saṅkho nāma rājā uppajjissati cakkavatti dhammiko dhammarājā Cāturanto vijitāvī janapadaṭṭhāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato . Tassimāni satta ratanāni bhavissanti seyyathīdaṃ cakkaratanaṃ hatthiratanaṃ assaratanaṃ maṇiratanaṃ itthīratanaṃ gahapatiratanaṃ pariṇāyakaratanameva sattamaṃ . parosahassaṃ kho panassa puttā bhavissanti sūrā vīraṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā . so imaṃ paṭhaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasissati. {48.2} Asītivassasahassāyukesu bhikkhave manussesu metteyyo nāma bhagavā loke uppajjissati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā seyyathāpāhametarahi loke uppanno arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā. {48.3} So imaṃ lokaṃ sadevakaṃ samārakaṃ sabrahmakaṃ sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṃ pajaṃ sadevamanussaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedessati seyyathāpāhametarahi imaṃ lokaṃ sadevakaṃ samārakaṃ sabrahmakaṃ sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṃ pajaṃ sadevamanussaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedemi . so dhammaṃ desessati ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ pakāsessati seyyathāpāhametarahi dhammaṃ desemi ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ pakāsemi . so anekasahassaṃ Bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissati seyyathāpāhaṃ etarahi anekasataṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharāmi. {48.4} Athakho bhikkhave saṅkho nāma rājā yo so yūpo raññā mahāpanādena kārāpito taṃ yūpaṃ ussāpetvā ajjhāvasitvā [2]- vissajjitvā samaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavaṇibbakayācakānaṃ dānaṃ datvā metteyyassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa santike kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajissati . so evaṃ pabbajito samāno eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto nacirasseva yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajanti tadanuttaraṃ brahmacariyapariyosānaṃ diṭṭhe va dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissati.