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SN 51.25PTS SN 5.2851 min read

Fruits (1st)

Paṭhamaphalasutta

The four bases for psychic power lead to perfection or once-return.

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

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0.3PaṭhamaphalasuttaFruits (1st)

1.1PTS 5.285“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.These are the four bases of psychic power.1.8Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā bhikkhunā dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—Because of developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power, one of two results can be expected:1.9diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā”ti.enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.”

1.10Pañcamaṁ.