Mahāsakuludāyisutta

Majjhima Nikāya 77

The Longer Discourse with Sakuludāyī · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thereTatra andca thenpana myme disciplessāvakā manybahū having attained perfection and consummation of insightabhiññāvosānapāramippattā they meditateviharanti.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā to the disciplessāvakānaṁ a practicepaṭipadā, accordingly·practicedyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā many·kindsanekavihitaṁ power·kindiddhividhaṁ they wield—onepaccanubhonti—ekopi having beenhutvā manifoldbahudhā they becomehonti, manifold toobahudhāpi having beenhutvā oneeko he becomeshoti; materializingāvibhāvaṁ, dematerializingtirobhāvaṁ; through a walltirokuṭṭaṁ through a ramparttiropākāraṁ through a mountaintiropabbataṁ unobstructedasajjamānā they gogacchanti, just asseyyathāpi through spaceākāse; in the earth toopathaviyāpi diving and emergingummujjanimujjaṁ they dokaronti, just asseyyathāpi in waterudake; on water tooudakepi unbrokenabhijjamāne they gogacchanti, just asseyyathāpi on earthpathaviyaṁ; through the sky tooākāsepi cross-leggedpallaṅkena they flykamanti, just asseyyathāpi a wingedpakkhī birdsakuṇo; these tooimepi the sun and mooncandimasūriye so mightyevaṁmahiddhike so powerfulevaṁmahānubhāve with the handpāṇinā they touchparimasanti they strokeparimajjanti, as far asyāva the realm of divinitybrahmalokāpi with the bodykāyena controlvasaṁ they wieldvattenti.
just asSeyyathāpi, Udāyīudāyi, a deftdakkho potterkumbhakāro orvā a potter's apprenticekumbhakārantevāsī orvā with well-preparedsuparikammakatāya claymattikāya whateveryaṁ whatever kindyadeva of potbhājanavikatiṁ they might wishākaṅkheyya thattaṁ just thattadeva they could makekareyya they could produceabhinipphādeyya;
just asseyyathā orvā furthermore, Udāyīpanudāyi, a deftdakkho ivory-carverdantakāro orvā an ivory-carver's apprenticedantakārantevāsī orvā in well-preparedsuparikammakatasmiṁ ivorydantasmiṁ whateveryaṁ whatever kindyadeva of ivory itemdantavikatiṁ they might wishākaṅkheyya thattaṁ just thattadeva they could makekareyya they could produceabhinipphādeyya;

just asseyyathā orvā indeed·Udāyīpanudāyi, a deftdakkho gold·makersuvaṇṇakāro orvā goldsmith's apprenticesuvaṇṇakārantevāsī orvā well·preparedsuparikammakatasmiṁ in goldsuvaṇṇasmiṁ whateveryaṁ which·justyadeva gold·itemsuvaṇṇavikatiṁ should wish forākaṅkheyya thattaṁ that·verytadeva could producekareyya could accomplishabhinipphādeyya.
thus·justEvameva indeedkho, O Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā to disciplessāvakānaṁ a practicepaṭipadā, as·practicingyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā many·kindsanekavihitaṁ psychic·poweriddhividhaṁ they wield + one·evenpaccanubhonti—ekopi beinghutvā manyfoldbahudhā they becomehonti, manyfold·andbahudhāpi beinghutvā oneeko he becomeshoti; appearanceāvibhāvaṁ, disappearancetirobhāvaṁ; through·walltirokuṭṭaṁ through·ramparttiropākāraṁ through·mountaintiropabbataṁ not·hinderedasajjamānā they gogacchanti, just as·tooseyyathāpi in the airākāse; in the earth·toopathaviyāpi diving out·diving inummujjanimujjaṁ they dokaronti, just as·tooseyyathāpi in waterudake; in water·tooudakepi not·brokenabhijjamāne they gogacchanti, just as·tooseyyathāpi on the earthpathaviyaṁ; in the air·tooākāsepi cross-leggedpallaṅkena they travelkamanti, just as·tooseyyathāpi wingedpakkhī birdssakuṇo; these·tooimepi moon·suncandimasūriye so·powerfulevaṁmahiddhike so·mightyevaṁmahānubhāve with the handpāṇinā they touchparimasanti they strokeparimajjanti, as far asyāva Brahmā·world·evenbrahmalokāpi with the bodykāyena powervasaṁ they wieldvattenti.
ThereTatra andca thenpana myme disciplessāvakā manybahū having attained perfection and consummation of insightabhiññāvosānapāramippattā they meditateviharanti.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, declaredakkhātā by memayā to disciplessāvakānaṁ a practicepaṭipadā, as·practicingyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā divinedibbāya ear·elementsotadhātuyā purifiedvisuddhāya surpassing·humanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde they hear—heavenlysuṇanti—dibbe andca humanmānuse andca, whetherye neardūre or nearsantike andca.
supposeSeyyathāpi, Udāyīudāyi, a powerfulbalavā conch·blowersaṅkhadhamo with little difficultyappakasireneva four directionscātuddisā would make heardviññāpeyya;
thus·justevameva indeedkho, Udāyīudāyi, declaredakkhātā by memayā to disciplessāvakānaṁ a practicepaṭipadā, as·practicingyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā divinedibbāya ear·elementsotadhātuyā purifiedvisuddhāya surpassing·humanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde they hear—heavenlysuṇanti—dibbe andca humanmānuse andca, whetherye neardūre or nearsantike andca.
thereTatra andca thenpana myme disciplessāvakā manybahū insight·perfection·consummation·attainedabhiññāvosānapāramippattā meditate on thatviharanti.

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