• Linked Discourses 51.2 Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.2
  • 1. At the Cāpāla Shrine 1. Cāpālavagga

Missed Out Viraddhasutta

ā€œMendicants, whoever has missed out on the four bases of psychic power has missed out on the noble path to the complete ending of suffering. ā€œYesaṁ kesaƱci, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā viraddhā, viraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmÄ«. Whoever has undertaken the four bases of psychic power has undertaken the noble path to the complete ending of suffering. Yesaṁ kesaƱci, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā āraddhā, āraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmÄ«. What four? Katame cattāro? It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm … Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaį¹…khārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, energy … vÄ«riyasamādhi …pe… mental development … cittasamādhi …pe… inquiry, and active effort. vÄ«maṁsāsamādhippadhānasaį¹…khārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti. Whoever has missed out on these four bases of psychic power has missed out on the noble path to the complete ending of suffering. Yesaṁ kesaƱci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro iddhipādā viraddhā, viraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmÄ«. Whoever has undertaken these four bases of psychic power has undertaken the noble path to the complete ending of suffering.ā€ Yesaṁ kesaƱci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro iddhipādā āraddhā, āraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmÄ«ā€ti.

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