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SN 51.2PTS SN 5.2541 min read

Missed Out

Viraddhasutta

One who has neglected the four bases of psychic power has neglected the path to the end of suffering.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.2Linked Discourses 51.2
  • 0.21. Cāpālavagga1. At the Cāpāla Shrine

0.3ViraddhasuttaMissed Out

1.1PTS 5.255“Yesaṁ kesañci, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā viraddhā, viraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmī.“Mendicants, whoever has missed out on the four bases of psychic power has missed out on the noble path to the complete ending of suffering.1.2Yesaṁ kesañci, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā āraddhā, āraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmī.Whoever has undertaken the four bases of psychic power has undertaken the noble path to the complete ending of suffering.1.3Katame cattāro?What four?1.4Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …1.5vīriyasamādhi …pe…energy …1.6cittasamādhi …pe…mental development …1.7vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti.inquiry, and active effort.1.8Yesaṁ kesañci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro iddhipādā viraddhā, viraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmī.Whoever has missed out on these four bases of psychic power has missed out on the noble path to the complete ending of suffering.1.9Yesaṁ kesañci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro iddhipādā āraddhā, āraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmī”ti.Whoever has undertaken these four bases of psychic power has undertaken the noble path to the complete ending of suffering.”

1.10Dutiyaṁ.