• Linked Discourses 51.1 Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.1
  • 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine 1. Cāpālavagga

From the Near Shore Apārasutta

ā€œMendicants, when these four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they lead to going from the near shore to the far shore. ā€œCattārome, bhikkhave, iddhipādā bhāvitā bahulÄ«katā apārā pāraṁ gamanāya saṁvattanti. What four? Katame cattāro? It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaį¹…khārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort. vÄ«riyasamādhippadhānasaį¹…khārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort. cittasamādhippadhānasaį¹…khārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort. vÄ«maṁsāsamādhippadhānasaį¹…khārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti. When these four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they lead to going from the near shore to the far shore.ā€ Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā bhāvitā bahulÄ«katā apārā pāraṁ gamanāya saṁvattantÄ«ā€ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.