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Linked Discourses · SN 51.23

  • Linked Discourses 51.23Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.23
  • 3. The Iron Ball3. Ayoguḷavagga

A MendicantBhikkhusutta

“Mendicants, there are these four bases of psychic power.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, iddhipādā. What four?Katame cattāro? 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— These are the four bases of psychic power.ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā. By developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power, a mendicant realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī”ti.

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  1. SN 51.24 Plain Version 0.94near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.24 3. The Iron Ball Plain Version “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 ……
  2. SN 51.25 Fruits (1st) 0.94near 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 ……
  3. SN 51.26 Fruits (2nd) 0.78near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.26 3. The Iron Ball Fruits (2nd) “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 ……
  4. SN 51.18 A Mendicant 0.77near 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…
  5. SN 51.29 Several Mendicants (1st) 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.29 3. The Iron Ball Several Mendicants (1st) Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, what is psychic power? What is the basis of psychic pow…