1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, iddhipādā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā”.“Mendicants, when the four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they’re very fruitful and beneficial.

2.1PTS 5.277Kathaṁ bhāvitā ca, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā kathaṁ bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā?How so?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort.2.3iti me chando na ca atilīno bhavissati, na ca atippaggahito bhavissati, na ca ajjhattaṁ saṅkhitto bhavissati, na ca bahiddhā vikkhitto bhavissati.They think: ‘My enthusiasm won’t be too lax or too tense. And it’ll be neither constricted internally nor scattered externally.’2.4Pacchāpuresaññī ca viharati—And they meditate perceiving before and behind:2.5yathā pure tathā pacchā, yathā pacchā tathā pure;as before, so behind; as behind, so before;2.6yathā adho tathā uddhaṁ, yathā uddhaṁ tathā adho;as below, so above; as above, so below;2.7yathā divā tathā rattiṁ yathā rattiṁ tathā divā.as by day, so by night; as by night, so by day.2.8Iti vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.And so, with an open and unenveloped heart, they develop a mind that’s full of radiance.

2.9Vīriyasamādhi …pe…They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy …2.10cittasamādhi …mental development …2.11vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—inquiry, and active effort.2.12iti me vīmaṁsā na ca atilīnā bhavissati, na ca atippaggahitā bhavissati, na ca ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittā bhavissati, na ca bahiddhā vikkhittā bhavissati.They think: ‘My inquiry won’t be too lax or too tense. And it’ll be neither constricted internally nor scattered externally.’2.13Pacchāpuresaññī ca viharati—And they meditate perceiving before and behind:2.14yathā pure tathā pacchā, yathā pacchā tathā pure;as before, so behind; as behind, so before;2.15yathā adho tathā uddhaṁ, yathā uddhaṁ tathā adho;as below, so above; as above, so below;2.16yathā divā tathā rattiṁ, yathā rattiṁ tathā divā.as by day, so by night; as by night, so by day.2.17Iti vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.And so, with an open and unenveloped heart, they develop a mind that’s full of radiance.

3.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, atilīno chando?And what is enthusiasm that’s too lax?3.2Yo, bhikkhave, chando kosajjasahagato kosajjasampayutto—It’s when enthusiasm is coupled with laziness.3.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atilīno chando.This is called lax enthusiasm.

4.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, atippaggahito chando?And what is enthusiasm that’s too tense?4.2Yo, bhikkhave, chando uddhaccasahagato uddhaccasampayutto—It’s when enthusiasm is coupled with restlessness.4.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atippaggahito chando.This is called tense enthusiasm.

5.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ saṅkhitto chando?And what is enthusiasm that’s constricted internally?5.2Yo, bhikkhave, chando thinamiddhasahagato thinamiddhasampayutto—It’s when enthusiasm is coupled with dullness and drowsiness.5.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ saṅkhitto chando.This is called enthusiasm constricted internally.

6.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bahiddhā vikkhitto chando?And what is enthusiasm that’s scattered externally?6.2Yo, bhikkhave, chando bahiddhā pañca kāmaguṇe ārabbha anuvikkhitto anuvisaṭo—It’s when enthusiasm is frequently scattered and diffused externally on account of the five kinds of sensual stimulation.6.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bahiddhā vikkhitto chando.This is called enthusiasm scattered externally.

7.1PTS 5.278Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pacchāpuresaññī ca viharati—And how does a mendicant meditate perceiving before and behind:7.2yathā pure tathā pacchā, yathā pacchā tathā pure?as before, so behind; as behind, so before?7.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pacchāpuresaññā suggahitā hoti sumanasikatā sūpadhāritā suppaṭividdhā paññāya.It’s when the perception of before and behind is properly grasped, focused on, borne in mind, and penetrated with wisdom by a mendicant.7.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pacchāpuresaññī ca viharati—That’s how a mendicant meditates perceiving before and behind:7.5yathā pure tathā pacchā, yathā pacchā tathā pure.as before, so behind; as behind, so before.

8.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yathā adho tathā uddhaṁ, yathā uddhaṁ tathā adho viharati?And how does a mendicant meditate as below, so above; as above, so below?8.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ uddhaṁ pādatalā adho kesamatthakā tacapariyantaṁ pūraṁ nānappakārassa asucino paccavekkhati:It’s when a mendicant examines their own body up from the soles of the feet and down from the tips of the hairs, wrapped in skin and full of many kinds of filth.8.3‘atthi imasmiṁ kāye kesā lomā nakhā dantā taco maṁsaṁ nhāru aṭṭhi aṭṭhimiñjaṁ vakkaṁ hadayaṁ yakanaṁ kilomakaṁ pihakaṁ papphāsaṁ antaṁ antaguṇaṁ udariyaṁ karīsaṁ pittaṁ semhaṁ pubbo lohitaṁ sedo medo assu vasā kheḷo siṅghāṇikā lasikā muttan’ti.‘In this body there is head hair, body hair, nails, teeth, skin, flesh, sinews, bones, bone marrow, kidneys, heart, liver, diaphragm, spleen, lungs, intestines, mesentery, undigested food, feces, bile, phlegm, pus, blood, sweat, fat, tears, grease, saliva, snot, synovial fluid, urine.’8.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yathā adho tathā uddhaṁ, yathā uddhaṁ tathā adho viharati.That’s how a mendicant meditates as below, so above; as above, so below.

9.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yathā divā tathā rattiṁ, yathā rattiṁ tathā divā viharati?And how does a mendicant meditate as by day, so by night; as by night, so by day?9.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yehi ākārehi yehi liṅgehi yehi nimittehi divā chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, so tehi ākārehi tehi liṅgehi tehi nimittehi rattiṁ chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti;It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort, with the same features, attributes, and signs by day as by night.9.3yehi vā pana ākārehi yehi liṅgehi yehi nimittehi rattiṁ chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, so tehi ākārehi tehi liṅgehi tehi nimittehi divā chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti.And they develop it with the same features, attributes, and signs by night as by day.9.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yathā divā tathā rattiṁ, yathā rattiṁ tathā divā viharati.That’s how a mendicant meditates as by day, so by night; as by night, so by day.

10.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti?And how, with an open and unenveloped heart, does a mendicant develop a mind that’s full of radiance?10.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ālokasaññā suggahitā hoti divāsaññā svādhiṭṭhitā.It’s when a mendicant has properly grasped the perception of light, and has properly grasped the perception of day.10.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.That’s how, with an open and unenveloped heart, a mendicant develops a mind that’s full of radiance.

11.1PTS 5.279Katamañca, bhikkhave, atilīnaṁ vīriyaṁ?And what is energy that’s too lax? …11.2Yaṁ, bhikkhave, vīriyaṁ kosajjasahagataṁ kosajjasampayuttaṁ—11.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atilīnaṁ vīriyaṁ.

12.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, atippaggahitaṁ vīriyaṁ?12.2Yaṁ, bhikkhave, vīriyaṁ uddhaccasahagataṁ uddhaccasampayuttaṁ—12.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atippaggahitaṁ vīriyaṁ.

13.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittaṁ vīriyaṁ?13.2Yaṁ, bhikkhave, vīriyaṁ thinamiddhasahagataṁ thinamiddhasampayuttaṁ—13.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittaṁ vīriyaṁ.

14.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, bahiddhā vikkhittaṁ vīriyaṁ?14.2Yaṁ, bhikkhave, vīriyaṁ bahiddhā pañca kāmaguṇe ārabbha anuvikkhittaṁ anuvisaṭaṁ—idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bahiddhā vikkhittaṁ vīriyaṁ …pe….

15.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti?15.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ālokasaññā suggahitā hoti divāsaññā svādhiṭṭhitā.15.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.

16.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, atilīnaṁ cittaṁ?And what is mental development that’s too lax? …16.2Yaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ kosajjasahagataṁ kosajjasampayuttaṁ—16.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atilīnaṁ cittaṁ.

17.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, atippaggahitaṁ cittaṁ?17.2Yaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ uddhaccasahagataṁ uddhaccasampayuttaṁ—17.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atippaggahitaṁ cittaṁ.

18.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittaṁ cittaṁ?18.2Yaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ thinamiddhasahagataṁ thinamiddhasampayuttaṁ—18.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittaṁ cittaṁ.

19.1PTS 5.280Katamañca, bhikkhave, bahiddhā vikkhittaṁ cittaṁ?19.2Yaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ bahiddhā pañca kāmaguṇe ārabbha anuvikkhittaṁ anuvisaṭaṁ—19.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bahiddhā vikkhittaṁ cittaṁ …pe…19.4evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.

20.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, atilīnā vīmaṁsā?And what is inquiry that’s too lax?20.2Yā, bhikkhave, vīmaṁsā kosajjasahagatā kosajjasampayuttā—It’s when inquiry is coupled with laziness.20.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atilīnā vīmaṁsā.This is called lax inquiry.

21.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, atippaggahitā vīmaṁsā?And what is inquiry that’s too tense?21.2Yā, bhikkhave, vīmaṁsā uddhaccasahagatā uddhaccasampayuttā—It’s when inquiry is coupled with restlessness.21.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atippaggahitā vīmaṁsā.This is called tense inquiry.

22.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittā vīmaṁsā?And what is inquiry that’s constricted internally?22.2Yā, bhikkhave, vīmaṁsā thinamiddhasahagatā thinamiddhasampayuttā—It’s when inquiry is coupled with dullness and drowsiness.22.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittā vīmaṁsā.This is called inquiry constricted internally.

23.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, bahiddhā vikkhittā vīmaṁsā?And what is inquiry that’s scattered externally?23.2Yā, bhikkhave, vīmaṁsā bahiddhā pañca kāmaguṇe ārabbha anuvikkhittā anuvisaṭā—It’s when inquiry is frequently scattered and diffused externally on account of the five kinds of sensual stimulation.23.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bahiddhā vikkhittā vīmaṁsā …pe…This is called inquiry scattered externally. …23.4evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.That’s how, with an open and unenveloped heart, a mendicant develops a mind that’s full of radiance.23.5Evaṁ bhāvitā kho, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā evaṁ bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā.When the four bases of psychic power have been developed and cultivated in this way they’re very fruitful and beneficial.

24.1PTS 5.281Evaṁ bhāvitesu kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu catūsu iddhipādesu evaṁ bahulīkatesu, anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti.When the four bases of psychic power have been developed and cultivated in this way, a mendicant wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again … controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity. …¹24.2Evaṁ bhāvitesu kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu catūsu iddhipādesu evaṁ bahulīkatesu, āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī”ti.When the four bases of psychic power have been developed and cultivated in this way, they realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.”

24.3Dasamaṁ.

24.4Pāsādakampanavaggo dutiyo.

25.0Tassuddānaṁ

25.1Pubbaṁ mahapphalaṁ chandaṁ,25.2Moggallānañca uṇṇābhaṁ;25.3Dve samaṇabrāhmaṇā bhikkhu,25.4Desanā vibhaṅgena cāti.