42: The Attributes of the Three Treasures – 1724
Being incomparable in taming those who deserve to be tamed (
anuttaro purisa-
damma-sārathi
) and being the teacher of Devas and humans (
Satthā Deva-
manussānaṁ
) clearly demonstrate the Buddha’s achievement in bringing welfare
to others.
Being the Awakened One (
Buddho
) brings out the meaning of accomplishment
by himself as well as accomplishment for the good of others.
After mentioning being perfectly Self-Awakened (
Sammā-sambuddho
),
the Buddha further proclaims being the Awakened One
(
Buddho
) because
the former indicates his penetrative knowledge whereas the latter conveys
his knowledge in imparting knowledge.
Being endowed with the six exalted qualities (
Bhagavā
) highlights both the
Buddha’s accomplishment for himself and the success in bringing the welfare of
others.
Considered in another light, the supreme attributes of the Buddha fall under
three categories, namely:
1. Attributes that are root causes (
hetu
).
2. Attributes that are results (
phala
).
3. Attributes that bring welfare to others (
sattūpakāra
).
These three may be called success in root cause, success in result and
success in the welfare of the world.
Four attributes, viz. Worthiness (
Arahaṁ
), perfectly Self-Awakened (
Sammā-
sambuddho
), endowed with the three knowledges (
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno
), and
knowing the conditioned arising of all beings (
loka-vidū
), portray the root
causes of attributes that the Buddha is endowed with.
Being incomparable in taming those who deserve to be tamed (
Anuttaro purisa-
damma-sārathi
) and being the teacher of Devas and humans (
Satthā Deva-
manussānaṁ
) clearly describe the Buddha’s success in working for the good of
others.
Being the Awakened One (
Buddho
) clearly points out the Buddha’s endowment
of happy root cause as well as accomplishment for the good of others.