Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
“Katamā nu kho, bhante, iddhi, katamo iddhipādo, katamā iddhipādabhāvanā, katamā iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti?
“Sir, 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?”
“Idhānanda, bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko 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 realm of divinity.
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 purpose, 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.”
Sattamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Sāvatthī.
Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
“Sir, 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?”
“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 realm of divinity.
This is called psychic power.
And what is the basis of psychic power?
The path and practice that leads to gaining psychic power.
This is called the basis of psychic power.
And what is the development of the bases of psychic power?
It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …
energy …
mental development …
inquiry, and active effort.
This is called the development of the bases of psychic power.
And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?
It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:
right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
This is called the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power.”
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“Katamā nu kho, bhante, iddhi, katamo iddhipādo, katamā iddhipādabhāvanā, katamā iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti?
“Idhānanda, bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti—
ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhi.
Katamo cānanda, iddhipādo?
Yo, ānanda, maggo yā paṭipadā iddhilābhāya iddhipaṭilābhāya saṁvattati—
ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādo.
Katamā cānanda, iddhipādabhāvanā?
Idhānanda, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,
vīriyasamādhi …pe…
cittasamādhi …
vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—
ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādabhāvanā.
Katamā cānanda, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā?
Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi—
ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti.
Sattamaṁ.