Song: The Lion's Roar of Dhamma Inspired by the Aṅguttara Nikāya, Dasaka-Ekādasaka Nipāta, Mahāvagga
[Verse 1]
The lion walks into the open sky,
Looks to the four directions, standing high.
Three times it roars, then moves along,
A fearless sound, a steady song.
[Verse 2]
The Buddha knows the cause and the result,
The paths of truth, the roots of thought.
He knows the worlds and beings wide,
Their different hearts, their changing tides.
[Chorus]
The Lion's Roar of Dhamma sounds,
A voice of truth that knows no bounds.
Ten powers shining, clear and bright,
Guiding the heart from dark to light.
Not a roar of anger, pride, or war,
But wisdom opening every door.
From knowing causes, seeing true,
To freedom shining through and through.
[Verse 3]
He knows the strength within each mind,
The different paths that beings find.
He knows the depths of meditation,
The rise and fall of concentration.
[Verse 4]
He remembers lives from long ago,
Sees beings come and beings go.
According to their deeds they rise,
Their actions shape their future skies.
[Bridge]
When wisdom sees reality,
Attachment fades and minds are free.
The deepest stains are cast away,
Liberation shines in perfect day.
[Final Chorus]
The Lion's Roar of Dhamma sounds,
A voice of truth that knows no bounds.
Liberation of mind, wisdom set free,
A path beyond suffering, a boundless sea.
The Buddha's roar is calm and clear,
It brings the truth that ends our fear.
From wisdom's light to freedom's shore,
The Dhamma lives forevermore.
The Mahāvagga Presents the Ten Powers of the Tathāgata: The Sīha Sutta Describes the Foundation of the Buddha’s Lion’s Roar
Lead:
The Sīha Sutta in the Mahāvagga of the Aṅguttara Nikāya presents the ten powers of the Tathāgata, ranging from knowledge of causes and consequences to understanding the dispositions and capacities of beings, meditative attainments, past lives, karmic destinies, and the realization of liberation through mind and wisdom.
Article:
The twenty-fourth volume of the Tipiṭaka, corresponding to Volume 16 of the Sutta Piṭaka and the Aṅguttara Nikāya, contains the Mahāvagga, the third chapter of the first fifty-discourse section. Its ten discourses include the Sīha Sutta, Adhimutti Sutta, Kāya Sutta, Mahācunda Sutta, Kasiṇa Sutta, Kālī Sutta, the two Mahāpañha Suttas, and the two Kosala Suttas. The Sīha Sutta is the first discourse of the chapter.
The Sīha Sutta begins with an image of a lion. In the evening, the lion leaves its dwelling, stretches its body, looks around in the four directions, gives its lion’s roar three times, and then goes in search of food. The discourse uses this image as a metaphor for the Buddha, explaining that “lion” is a designation of the Tathāgata and that the Buddha’s teaching before an assembly is his lion’s roar.
The central teaching is the ten powers of the Tathāgata.
1. Knowledge of what is possible and impossible
The Tathāgata understands things according to reality, knowing what is possible and what is impossible.
2. Knowledge of karmic consequences
He understands the consequences of actions in the past, present, and future according to their causes and conditions.
3. Knowledge of the paths leading to beneficial results
He understands the practices and courses of action that lead toward their appropriate goals.
4. Knowledge of the world with its many elements
He understands the diverse elements and characteristics that constitute the world.
5. Knowledge of the different dispositions of beings
He understands that beings possess different inclinations, tendencies, and dispositions.
6. Knowledge of the superior and inferior faculties of beings
He understands differences in the spiritual and mental capacities of other individuals.
7. Knowledge of meditative attainments
He understands the defilement, purification, emergence, and development associated with jhāna, liberation, concentration, and meditative attainments.
8. Recollection of former lives
The Buddha is described as remembering numerous previous lives, together with details concerning those existences.
9. Knowledge of the passing away and rebirth of beings according to karma
He sees beings passing away and being reborn and understands their destinations in relation to their conduct and views. The discourse specifically discusses bodily, verbal, and mental conduct, together with right and wrong views.
10. Realization of liberation of mind and liberation through wisdom
The final power is the direct realization of liberation of mind and liberation through wisdom, free from the underlying defilements, through the Buddha’s own supreme knowledge.
The discourse states that these ten powers enable the Tathāgata to make his lion’s roar and set the Dhamma wheel in motion. In this context, the lion’s roar is not simply a metaphor for loud or forceful speech. It represents the confidence of teaching grounded in direct knowledge of reality.
From a broader perspective, the Sīha Sutta presents an image of a spiritual teacher whose knowledge encompasses causes and consequences, the diversity of beings, different levels of mental capacity, meditative development, and liberation.
The central lesson can be expressed as a progression from knowledge of causes and consequences → understanding beings and their minds → deeper wisdom → liberation. The discourse therefore connects authoritative teaching not with personal power, but with profound knowledge and direct realization.
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