1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

2.1PTS 5.286“Katamā nu kho, bhante, iddhi, katamo iddhipādo, katamā iddhipādabhāvanā, katamā iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti?“Sir, what is psychic power? What is the basis of psychic power? What is the development of the bases of psychic power? And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?”

2.2“Idhānanda, bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti—“Ānanda, take a mendicant who wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again … controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.2.3ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhi.This is called psychic power.

3.1Katamo cānanda, iddhipādo?And what is the basis of psychic power?3.2Yo, ānanda, maggo yā paṭipadā iddhilābhāya iddhipaṭilābhāya saṁvattati—The path and practice that leads to gaining psychic power.3.3ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādo.This is called the basis of psychic power.

4.1Katamā cānanda, iddhipādabhāvanā?And what is the development of the bases of psychic power?4.2Idhānanda, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …4.3vīriyasamādhi …pe…energy …4.4cittasamādhi …mental development …4.5vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—inquiry, and active effort.4.6ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādabhāvanā.This is called the development of the bases of psychic power.

5.1Katamā cānanda, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā?And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?5.2Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:5.3sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi—right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.5.4ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti.This is called the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power.”

5.5Sattamaṁ.