Bases of Psychic Power (1st)

Paṭhamaiddhipādasutta

Bases of Psychic Power (1st)

Paṭhamaiddhipādasutta

EN
“Mendicants, any monk or nun who develops and cultivates five qualities can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return. What five? A mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort …
PL
“Yo hi koci, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā pañca dhamme bhāveti, pañca dhamme bahulīkaroti, tassa dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ— diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā. Katame pañca? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,
EN
A mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort … A mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort … A mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort. And the fifth is sheer vigor.
PL
vīriyasamādhi …pe… cittasamādhi … vīmaṁsāsamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, ussoḷhiññeva pañcamiṁ.
EN
Any monk or nun who develops and cultivates these five qualities can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.”
PL
Yo hi koci, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā ime pañca dhamme bhāveti, ime pañca dhamme bahulīkaroti, tassa dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ— diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā”ti. Sattamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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