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Linked Discourses · SN 51.1

  • Linked Discourses 51.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.1
  • 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine1. Cāpālavagga

From the Near ShoreApārasutta

“Mendicants, when these four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they lead to going from the near shore to the far shore.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, iddhipādā bhāvitā bahulīkatā apārā pāraṁ gamanāya saṁvattanti. What four?Katame cattāro? It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort.vīriyasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort.cittasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort.vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti. When these four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they lead to going from the near shore to the far shore.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā bhāvitā bahulīkatā apārā pāraṁ gamanāya saṁvattantī”ti.

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