Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.28
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 51.28
3. Ayoguḷavagga
3. The Iron Ball
Dutiyaānandasutta
With Ānanda (2nd)
Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:
The Buddha said to Venerable Ānanda:
“katamā nu kho, ānanda, iddhi, katamo iddhipādo, katamā iddhipādabhāvanā, katamā iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti?
“Ānanda, what is psychic power? What is the basis of psychic power? What is the development of the bases of psychic power? And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?”
Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā bhagavaṁnettikā …pe….
“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. He is our guide and our refuge. …”
“Idhānanda, bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti—
“Ānanda, take a mendicant who wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again … controlling the body as far as the Brahmā realm.
ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhi.
This is called psychic power.
Katamo cānanda, iddhipādo?
And what is the basis of psychic power?
Yo, ānanda, maggo yā paṭipadā iddhilābhāya iddhipaṭilābhāya saṁvattati—
The path and practice that leads to gaining psychic power.
ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādo.
This is called the basis of psychic power.
Katamā cānanda, iddhipādabhāvanā?
And what is the development of the bases of psychic power?
Idhānanda, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,
It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …
vīriyasamādhi …pe…
energy …
cittasamādhi …
mental development …
vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—
inquiry, and active effort.
ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādabhāvanā.
This is called the development of the bases of psychic power.
Katamā cānanda, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā?
And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?
Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—
It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi—
right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti.
This is called the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.