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.

And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.

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;

Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to wield the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again; materializing and dematerializing; going unobstructed through a wall, a rampart, or a mountain as if through space; diving in and out of the earth as if it were water; walking on water as if it were earth; flying cross-legged through the sky like a bird; touching and stroking with the hand the sun and moon, so mighty and powerful. They control the body as far as the realm of divinity. Suppose a deft potter or their apprentice had some well-prepared clay. They could produce any kind of pot that they like. Or suppose a deft ivory-carver or their apprentice had some well-prepared ivory. They could produce any kind of ivory item that they like.

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.

Or suppose a deft goldsmith or their apprentice had some well-prepared gold. They could produce any kind of gold item that they like. In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to wield the many kinds of psychic power … And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.

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.

Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use so that, with clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far. Suppose there was a powerful horn blower. They’d easily make themselves heard in the four quarters. In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use so that, with clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.

Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with their own mind. They understand mind with greed as ‘mind with greed’, and mind without greed as ‘mind without greed’; mind with hate as ‘mind with hate’, and mind without hate as ‘mind without hate’; mind with delusion as ‘mind with delusion’, and mind without delusion as ‘mind without delusion’; constricted mind as ‘constricted mind’, and scattered mind as ‘scattered mind’; expansive mind as ‘expansive mind’, and unexpansive mind as ‘unexpansive mind’; mind that is not supreme as ‘mind that is not supreme’, and mind that is supreme as ‘mind that is supreme’; mind immersed in samādhi as ‘mind immersed in samādhi’, and mind not immersed in samādhi as ‘mind not immersed in samādhi’;

freed mind as ‘freed mind’, and unfreed mind as ‘unfreed mind’. Suppose there was a woman or man who was young, youthful, and fond of adornments, and they check their own reflection in a clean bright mirror or a clear bowl of water. If they had a spot they’d know ‘I have a spot’, and if they had no spots they’d know ‘I have no spots’. In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with their own mind …

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