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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.68

  • Numbered Discourses 5.68Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.68
  • 7. Perceptions7. Saññāvagga

Bases of Psychic Power (2nd)Dutiyaiddhipādasutta

“Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still not awake but intent on awakening—I developed and cultivated five things.“Pubbevāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sambodhā anabhisambuddho bodhisattova samāno pañca dhamme bhāvesiṁ, pañca dhamme bahulīkāsiṁ. What five?Katame pañca?

The basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort …Chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāvesiṁ, the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort …vīriyasamādhi … the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort …cittasamādhi … the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort.vīmaṁsāsamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāvesiṁ, And the fifth is sheer vigor.ussoḷhiññeva pañcamiṁ.

When I had developed and cultivated these five things, with vigor as fifth,So kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ ussoḷhipañcamānaṁ dhammānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā yassa yassa abhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa dhammassa cittaṁ abhininnāmesiṁ abhiññāsacchikiriyāya, I extended the mind to realize by insight each and every thing that can be realized by insight; and I was capable of realizing those things, since each and every one was within range.tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇiṁ sati sati āyatane.

If I wished: ‘May I multiply myself and become one again … controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.’So sace ākaṅkhiṁ: ‘anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhaveyyaṁ …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteyyan’ti, I was capable of realizing it, since each and every one is within range.tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇiṁ sati sati āyatane.

If I wished: … ‘May I realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and live having realized it with my own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.’So sace ākaṅkhiṁ …pe… ‘āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihareyyan’ti, I was capable of realizing it, since each and every one is within range.”tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇiṁ sati sati āyatane”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 51.9 Knowledge 0.70near 0.1‘This is the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort.’ … ‘This basis of psychic power … should be developed.’ … ‘This basis of psychic power … has been developed.’ Such was the vision,…
  2. AN 5.67 Bases of Psychic Power (1st) 0.67near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.67 7. Perceptions Bases of Psychic Power (1st) “Mendicants, any monk or nun who develops and cultivates five qualities can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s r…
  3. MN 16 Hard-heartedness 0.63near 0.1the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort … the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort. And the fifth is sheer vigor. A mendicant who…
  4. SN 51.25 Fruits (1st) 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.25 3. The Iron Ball Fruits (1st) “Mendicants, there are these four bases of psychic power. What four? It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm ……