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SN 51.24PTS SN 5.2841 min read

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Suddhikasutta

The four bases for psychic power are desire, energy, higher mind, and inquiry.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.24Linked Discourses 51.24
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0.3SuddhikasuttaPlain Version

1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, iddhipādā.“Mendicants, there are these four bases of psychic power.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …1.4vīriyasamādhi …pe…energy …1.5cittasamādhi …mental development …1.6vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—inquiry, and active effort.1.7ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā”ti.These are the four bases of psychic power.”

1.8Catutthaṁ.