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[edit] Sources
In the Pali Canon, this sutta is contained in the Sutta Pitaka's Saṃyutta Nikāya, chapter 56 ("Saccasamyutta" or "Connected Discourses on the Truths"), sutta number 11. (Thus, an abbreviated reference to this sutta is "SN 56:11").[1] A similar account can be found in the Pali Canon's Vinaya Pitaka's Mahākhandhaka.In the Chinese Buddhist canon there are numerous editions of this sutra from a variety of different schools in ancient India, including the Sarvāstivāda, Dharmaguptaka, and Mahīśāsaka schools, as well as an edition translated as early as 170 CE by An Shigao.
Parallel texts can be found in other early Buddhist sources as well, such as the Sarvāstivādin Lalitavistara; and, the Lokottaravādin Mahāvastu.[2]
[edit] English title
"Dhamma" (Pāli) or "Dharma" (Sanskrit) can mean a variety of things depending on its context[3]; in this context, it refers to the Buddha's teachings or his "truth" that leads to one's liberation from suffering. "Chakka" (Pāli) or "chakra" (Sanskrit) can be translated as "wheel." The "dhammacakka," which can be translated as "Dhamma-Wheel," is a Buddhist symbol referring to Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment. "Pavattana" (Pāli) can be translated as "turning" or "rolling" or "setting in motion."English translations of this sutta's full title include:
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