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ArÅ«padhammavavatthÄnavagga Analysis of Formless Dhammas Chapter
9. UttarakurukÄdigamanapaƱha Question on Traveling to Uttarakuru and Other Places
RÄjÄ ÄhaāThe king asked:
ābhante nÄgasena, atthi koci, yo iminÄ sarÄ«rena uttarakuruį¹ vÄ gaccheyya, brahmalokaį¹ vÄ, aƱƱaį¹ vÄ pana dÄ«panāti? āVenerable NÄgasena, is there anybody who, with this mortal body, could go to Uttarakuru or to the Brahma world or to another continent?ā
āAtthi, mahÄrÄja, yo iminÄ cÄtummahÄbhÅ«tikena kÄyena uttarakuruį¹ vÄ gaccheyya, brahmalokaį¹ vÄ, aƱƱaį¹ vÄ pana dÄ«panāti. āThere is, your majesty, someone who could, with this body composed of the four great elements, go to Uttarakuru or to the Brahma world or to another continent.ā
āKathaį¹, bhante nÄgasena, iminÄ cÄtummahÄbhÅ«tikena kÄyena uttarakuruį¹ vÄ gaccheyya, brahmalokaį¹ vÄ, aƱƱaį¹ vÄ pana dÄ«panāti? āHow, venerable NÄgasena, could one, with this body composed of the four great elements, go to Uttarakuru or to the Brahma world or to another continent?"
āAbhijÄnÄsi nu tvaį¹, mahÄrÄja, imissÄ pathaviyÄ vidatthiį¹ vÄ ratanaį¹ vÄ laį¹
ghitÄāti? āYour majesty, have you had the direct experience of jumping a hand span or a cubit on this earth?ā
āÄma, bhante, abhijÄnÄmi āahaį¹, bhante nÄgasena, aį¹į¹hapi rataniyo laį¹
ghemÄ«āāti. āYes, venerable sir, I have had that direct experience,in fact I jump even eight cubits.ā
āKathaį¹ tvaį¹, mahÄrÄja, aį¹į¹hapi rataniyo laį¹
ghesÄ«āti? āHow, your majesty, do you jump even eight cubits?ā
āAhaƱhi, bhante, cittaį¹ uppÄdemi āettha nipatissÄmÄ«āti saha cittuppÄdena kÄyo me lahuko hotÄ«āti. āVenerable sir, I generate the thought āI will land here,ā and with that thought my body is buoyant.ā
āEvameva kho, mahÄrÄja, iddhimÄ bhikkhu cetovasippatto kÄyaį¹ citte samÄropetvÄ cittavasena vehÄsaį¹ gacchatÄ«āti. āIn the same way, your majesty, a bhikkhu with psychic power and who has achieved mastery over his own mind, having entrusted his body to his mind, travels in the sky by means of this mind mastery.ā
āKallosi, bhante nÄgasenÄāti. āYou are clever, venerable NÄgasena.ā
UttarakurukÄdigamanapaƱho navamo. Question on Travelling to Uttarakuru and Other Places ninth