Venerable Mahākappinaperson

A Brahmā who thinks no ascetic can reach his realm is visited by the Buddha and chief disciples displaying mastery of the fire element; the Brahmā's conceit is humbled before the power of the Realized One.

The Buddha praises Venerable Mahākappina before the mendicants as mighty and accomplished in every attainment, having realized the supreme end of the spiritual path in this very life.

The Buddha teaches how mindfulness of breathing is developed through sixteen steps—from knowing long and short breaths through experiencing the whole body, stilling bodily and mental processes, gladdening and liberating the mind, to contemplating impermanence, fading away, cessation, and letting go—regarding about mahākappina.