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·        Cakkavatti king concept was one of most prevalent concepts among the kings and Brahmins in ancient India. Some scholars suggest that Brahmanism originated the Cakkavatti King concept and consisted with war-fare. Buddha interpreted Cakkavatti king concept differently. The Buddha emphasized the peacefulness, righteousness of the kingship and non- violence. Buddhist Cakkavatti king concept based on unarmed, anointment of the king occur through mental process and wining by means of the doctrine. Further, dominion principles abominate (dislike) the crime, bribery, corruptions and develop the economical and spiritual state of the people.  

·        CakkavattisihanadaSutta, SihanadaSutta, and MahaSudassanaSutta (DN), PathamaCakkanuvattana ,DutiyaCakkanuvattanaSutta and DhammarajaSutta (AN, PancakaNipataya, Raja vaggaya), and commentary of the DigaNikaya imply regarding the CakkavattisihanadaSutta.

·        Buddhist texts mention about three kind of Cakkavatti kings,

o   Padesacakkavatti

o   Dipacakkavatti

o   Cakkavalacakkavatti

·        Buddhist Cakkavatti King concepts consists with the characteristics such as Democracy, rejection of totalitarian (dictator), unarmed, free from homicide (killing), free from torture, free from punishments, virtue, upright, gentleness, self-control, absence of anger, non-violence, patience, non-obstruction etc.

·        In 6^th century BC, monarchies, and commonwealths existed in Ancient India. The Buddha adduces Chakkavati King Concept to advice the kings and eliminate their harmful traits such as totalitarian, inequality of properties, corruptions, crimes, murder, slaughter etc.

·        According to CakkavattisihanadaSutta state duties of the monarch start with the five precepts. ("Do not take life, Do not take what is not given, Do not commit sexual misconduct, Do not tell lies, Do not drink strong drink. Be moderate in eating." ) The foremost ten dominion duties of the monarch mentions in the sutta as follows,

·        aDDFGSDGS

18. 'Thus, from the not giving of property to the needy, poverty became rife,
from the growth of poverty, the taking of what was not given increased,
from the increase of theft, the use of weapons increased,
from the increase use of weapons, the taking of life increased, and
from the taking of life increased, lying increased,

from the increase in lying,
the speaking evil of others increased,
sexual misconduct increased,
harsh speech and idle chatter increased, and

from the increase of harsh speech and idle chatter, covetousness and hatred increased, and
from the increase in covetousness and hatred, false opinions increased, and
from the increase in false opinions, incest, excessive greed and deviant practices increased, and
from the increase of excessive greed and deviant practices,
lack of respect for mother and father,
for ascetics and Brahmins, and
for head of the clan increased,