Hi Frank and All,

>frank wrote:
> As far as "lion's roar" in the context of the Buddha or arahant
> delivering a discourse, I'm still wondering for which reason that

expression

> was chosen:

Siihasutta.m - The Lion.

Bhikkhus, the lion, king of beasts in the evening comes out of his
den arouses himself, looks in the four directions, roars three times
and goes in search of food. Bhikkhus, the animals who hear the lion's
roar become frightened and shivering much - those living in holes
enter their holes, those living in water, enter the water, those
living in the forest enter the forest and birds fly away. The king's
elephants securely bound in villages and hamlets, break their bonds
and frightened and shivering, throw urine and excreta and run in all
directions. Bhikkhus, so powerful is the lion, the king of beasts.

Bhikkhus, in like manner when the Thus Gone One is born in the world,
worthy and rightfully enlightened, endowed with knowledge and
conduct, well gone, knower of the worlds, the incomparable tamer of
those to be tamed, the teacher of gods and men, enlightened and
blessed. He declares the Teaching- This is the individual, this its
arising, this its cessation and this is the path to the cessation of
the individual. Bhikkhus, those gods enjoying long life born into
pleasantness established long, in lofty palaces, they too hearing the
Teaching become anxious and frightened and think-We being impermanent
thought were permanent. Not lasting forever, we thought we would last
forever. We too are impermanent, changeful, do not last forever are
an embodiment of an individual. . Bhikkhus, the Thus Gone One is so
powerful and wields power over the world. .

http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/4Anguttara-
Nikaya/Anguttara2/4-catukkanipata/004-cakkavaggo-e.htm

Steve