1.1Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:1.2“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,“What do you think, mendicants?1.3katamesaṁ dhammānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvo”ti?What things has the mendicant Moggallāna developed and cultivated so as to have such power and might?”

2.1“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā bhagavaṁnettikā …pe…“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. He is our guide and our refuge. …”

2.2“catunnaṁ kho, bhikkhave, iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvo.“The mendicant Moggallāna has become so powerful and mighty by developing and cultivating the four bases of psychic power.

3.1Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?What four?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, moggallāno bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—Moggallāna develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort.3.3iti me chando na ca atilīno bhavissati, na ca atippaggahito bhavissati, na ca ajjhattaṁ saṅkhitto bhavissati, na ca bahiddhā vikkhitto bhavissati.He thinks: ‘My enthusiasm won’t be too lax or too tense. And it’ll be neither constricted internally nor scattered externally.’3.4Pacchāpuresaññī ca viharati—And he meditates perceiving before and behind:3.5yathā pure tathā pacchā, yathā pacchā tathā pure;as before, so behind; as behind, so before;3.6yathā adho tathā uddhaṁ, yathā uddhaṁ tathā adho;as below, so above; as above, so below;3.7yathā divā tathā rattiṁ, yathā rattiṁ tathā divā.as by day, so by night; as by night, so by day.3.8Iti vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.And so, with an open and unenveloped heart, he develops a mind that’s full of radiance.

3.9Vīriyasamādhi …pe…He develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy …3.10cittasamādhi …mental development …3.11vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—inquiry, and active effort.3.12iti me vīmaṁsā na ca atilīnā bhavissati, na ca atippaggahitā bhavissati, na ca ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittā bhavissati, na ca bahiddhā vikkhittā bhavissati …pe…He thinks: ‘My inquiry won’t be too lax or too tense. And it’ll be neither constricted internally nor scattered externally.’ …3.13iti vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.And so, with an open and unenveloped heart, he develops a mind that’s full of radiance.3.14Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvo.The mendicant Moggallāna has become so powerful and mighty by developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power.

4.1PTS 5.289Imesañca pana, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu evaṁ anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti.And by developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power, the mendicant Moggallāna wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying himself and becoming one again … controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.

4.2Imesañca pana, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī”ti.And by developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power, the mendicant Moggallāna realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And he lives having realized it with his own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.”

4.3Ekādasamaṁ.