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Linked Discourses · SN 51.16

  • Linked Discourses 51.16Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.16
  • 2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse2. Pāsādakampanavagga

Ascetics and Brahmins (1st)Paṭhamasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta

“Mendicants, all the ascetics and brahmins in the past,“Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā mahiddhikā ahesuṁ mahānubhāvā, sabbe te catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. future,Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, anāgatamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā mahiddhikā bhavissanti mahānubhāvā, sabbe te catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. or present who are mighty and powerful have become so by developing and cultivating the four bases of psychic power.Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, etarahi samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā mahiddhikā mahānubhāvā, sabbe te catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā.

What four?Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ? It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, energy …vīriyasamādhi …pe… mental development …cittasamādhi … inquiry, and active effort.vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti. All the ascetics and brahmins in the past,Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā mahiddhikā ahesuṁ mahānubhāvā, sabbe te imesaṁyeva catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. future,Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, anāgatamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā mahiddhikā bhavissanti mahānubhāvā, sabbe te imesaṁyeva catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. or present who are mighty and powerful have become so by developing and cultivating the four bases of psychic power.”Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, etarahi samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā mahiddhikā mahānubhāvā, sabbe te imesaṁyeva catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā”ti.

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  1. SN 51.17 Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd) 0.89near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.17 2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd) “Mendicants, all the ascetics and brahmins in the past, future, or present who wield the various kinds of psychic power—multiplying thems…
  2. SN 51.6 Completely 0.76near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.6 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine Completely “Mendicants, all the ascetics and brahmins in the past who have completely manifested psychic powers have done so by developing and cultivating the four bases of…
  3. SN 51.5 Partly 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.5 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine Partly “Mendicants, all the ascetics and brahmins in the past who have partly manifested psychic powers have done so by developing and cultivating the four bases of psychic…
  4. SN 51.20 Analysis 0.67near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.20 2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse Analysis “Mendicants, when the four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they’re very fruitful and beneficial. How so? It’s when a mendicant develops…
  5. SN 51.18 A Mendicant 0.66near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.18 2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse A Mendicant “Mendicants, by developing and cultivating the four bases of psychic power, a mendicant realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. An…