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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 51.27 Linked Discourses 51.27
3. Ayoguįø·avagga 3. The Iron Ball
Paį¹hamaÄnandasutta With Änanda (1st)
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«.
Atha kho ÄyasmÄ Änando yena bhagavÄ tenupasaį¹
kami; upasaį¹
kamitvÄ bhagavantaį¹ abhivÄdetvÄ ekamantaį¹ nisÄ«di. Ekamantaį¹ nisinno kho ÄyasmÄ Änando bhagavantaį¹ etadavoca: Then Venerable Änanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
āKatamÄ nu kho, bhante, iddhi, katamo iddhipÄdo, katamÄ iddhipÄdabhÄvanÄ, katamÄ iddhipÄdabhÄvanÄgÄminÄ« paį¹ipadÄāti? āSir, what is psychic power? What is the basis of psychic power? What is the development of the bases of psychic power? And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?ā
āIdhÄnanda, bhikkhu anekavihitaį¹ iddhividhaį¹ paccanubhotiāekopi hutvÄ bahudhÄ hoti, bahudhÄpi hutvÄ eko hoti ā¦peā¦ yÄva brahmalokÄpi kÄyena vasaį¹ vattetiāāÄnanda, take a mendicant who wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again ā¦ controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.
ayaį¹ vuccatÄnanda, iddhi. This is called psychic power.
Katamo cÄnanda, iddhipÄdo? And what is the basis of psychic power?
Yo, Änanda, maggo yÄ paį¹ipadÄ iddhilÄbhÄya iddhipaį¹ilÄbhÄya saį¹vattatiāThe path and practice that leads to gaining psychic power.
ayaį¹ vuccatÄnanda, iddhipÄdo. This is called the basis of psychic power.
KatamÄ cÄnanda, iddhipÄdabhÄvanÄ? And what is the development of the bases of psychic power?
IdhÄnanda, bhikkhu chandasamÄdhippadhÄnasaį¹
khÄrasamannÄgataį¹ iddhipÄdaį¹ bhÄveti, Itās when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm ā¦
vÄ«riyasamÄdhi ā¦peā¦ energy ā¦
cittasamÄdhi ā¦ mental development ā¦
vÄ«maį¹sÄsamÄdhippadhÄnasaį¹
khÄrasamannÄgataį¹ iddhipÄdaį¹ bhÄvetiāinquiry, and active effort.
ayaį¹ vuccatÄnanda, iddhipÄdabhÄvanÄ. This is called the development of the bases of psychic power.
KatamÄ cÄnanda, iddhipÄdabhÄvanÄgÄminÄ« paį¹ipadÄ? And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?
Ayameva ariyo aį¹į¹haį¹
giko maggo, seyyathidaį¹āIt is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:
sammÄdiį¹į¹hi ā¦peā¦ sammÄsamÄdhiāright view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
ayaį¹ vuccatÄnanda, iddhipÄdabhÄvanÄgÄminÄ« paį¹ipadÄāti. This is called the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power.ā
Sattamaį¹.