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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 51.33ā44 Linked Discourses 51.33ā44
4. Gaį¹
gÄpeyyÄlavagga 4. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges
Gaį¹
gÄnadÄ«Ädisutta The Ganges River, Etc.
āSeyyathÄpi, bhikkhave, gaį¹
gÄ nadÄ« pÄcÄ«naninnÄ pÄcÄ«napoį¹Ä pÄcÄ«napabbhÄrÄ; āMendicants, the Ganges river slants, slopes, and inclines to the east.
evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattÄro iddhipÄde bhÄvento cattÄro iddhipÄde bahulÄ«karonto nibbÄnaninno hoti nibbÄnapoį¹o nibbÄnapabbhÄro. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the four bases of psychic power slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.
KathaƱca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattÄro iddhipÄde bhÄvento cattÄro iddhipÄde bahulÄ«karonto nibbÄnaninno hoti nibbÄnapoį¹o nibbÄnapabbhÄro? And how does a mendicant who develops the four bases of psychic power slant, slope, and incline to extinguishment?
Idha, bhikkhave, 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 bhÄveti. inquiry, and active effort.
Evaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattÄro iddhipÄde bhÄvento cattÄro iddhipÄde bahulÄ«karonto nibbÄnaninno hoti nibbÄnapoį¹o nibbÄnapabbhÄroāti. Thatās how a mendicant who develops and cultivates the four bases of psychic power slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.ā
DvÄdasamaį¹.
Gaį¹
gÄpeyyÄlavaggo catuttho.
TassuddÄnaį¹
Cha pÄcÄ«nato ninnÄ, Six on slanting to the east,
cha ninnÄ ca samuddato; and six on slanting to the ocean;
Dvete cha dvÄdasa honti, these two sixes make twelve,
vaggo tena pavuccatÄ«ti. and thatās how this chapter is recited.