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Linked Discourses · SN 51.7

  • Linked Discourses 51.7Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.7
  • 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine1. Cāpālavagga

A MendicantBhikkhusutta

“Mendicants, all the mendicants in the past …“Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ bhikkhū āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihariṁsu, sabbe te catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. future …Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, anāgatamaddhānaṁ bhikkhū āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissanti, sabbe te catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. present who realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and who live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements, do so by developing and cultivating the four bases of psychic power.Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, etarahi bhikkhū āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharanti, 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 …pe… inquiry, and active effort.vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti. All the mendicants in the past …Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ bhikkhū āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihariṁsu sabbe te imesaṁyeva catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. future …Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, anāgatamaddhānaṁ bhikkhū āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissanti, sabbe te imesaṁyeva catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. present who realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and who live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements, do so by developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power.”Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, etarahi bhikkhū āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharanti, sabbe te imesaṁyeva catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā”ti.

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  1. SN 51.18 A Mendicant 0.79near 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…
  2. SN 51.1 From the Near Shore 0.73near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.1 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine From the Near Shore “Mendicants, when these four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they lead to going from the near shore to the far shore. What four? It’s…
  3. SN 51.3 A Noble One 0.73near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.3 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine A Noble One “Mendicants, when these four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they are noble and emancipating, and bring one who practices them to the complet…
  4. SN 51.8 Awakened 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.8 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine Awakened “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…
  5. SN 51.23 A Mendicant 0.68near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.23 3. The Iron Ball A Mendicant “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 … e…