DiscoverSNSN 35–44SN 43SN 43.7

The Buddha teaches mendicants the unconditioned—defined as the ending of greed, hate, and delusion—and declares bases of psychic power to be the path that leads to the unconditioned, urging them to practice absorption without negligence.

SN 43.7 Bases of Psychic Power

“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo? Cattāro iddhipādā. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo …pe….

Sattamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo?

“And what is the path that leads to the unconditioned?

Cattāro iddhipādā. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo …pe….

The four bases of psychic power. …”

Sattamaṁ.

Qualities:

Psychic power

Psychic power

☀️ bright quality

Supernormal capacities resulting from a practice of collectedness rooted in aspiration, determination, purification of mind, and investigation of phenomena.

Also known as: supernormal abilities, psychic ability, spiritual power
Pāli: iddhi, iddhimant
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Wisdom

Wisdom

☀️ bright quality

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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