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, practicing accordinglyyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ psychic poweriddhividhaṁ 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 O Udāyīpanudāyi, a deftdakkho goldsmithsuvaṇṇakāro orvā goldsmith's apprenticesuvaṇṇakārantevāsī orvā well-preparedsuparikammakatasmiṁ in goldsuvaṇṇasmiṁ whateveryaṁ whateveryadeva gold itemsuvaṇṇavikatiṁ should wish forākaṅkheyya thattaṁ that verytadeva could producekareyya could accomplishabhinipphādeyya.
In the same wayEvameva indeedkho, O Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā to disciplessāvakānaṁ a practicepaṭipadā, practicing accordinglyyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā many kindsanekavihitaṁ of psychic poweriddhividhaṁ they wield—even onepaccanubhonti—ekopi beinghutvā manyfoldbahudhā they becomehonti, and being manyfoldbahudhāpi beinghutvā oneeko he becomeshoti; appearanceāvibhāvaṁ, disappearancetirobhāvaṁ; through wallstirokuṭṭaṁ through rampartstiropākāraṁ through mountainstiropabbataṁ unhinderedasajjamānā they gogacchanti, just asseyyathāpi in the airākāse; in the earth toopathaviyāpi diving in and outummujjanimujjaṁ they dokaronti, just asseyyathāpi in waterudake; in water tooudakepi unbrokenabhijjamāne they gogacchanti, just asseyyathāpi on the earthpathaviyaṁ; in the air tooākāsepi cross-leggedpallaṅkena they travelkamanti, just asseyyathāpi wingedpakkhī birdssakuṇo; these tooimepi moon and suncandimasūriye so powerfulevaṁmahiddhike so mightyevaṁmahānubhāve with the handpāṇinā they touchparimasanti they strokeparimajjanti, as far asyāva even the Brahmā worldbrahmalokāpi 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 superhumanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde they hear—heavenlysuṇanti—dibbe andca humanmānuse andca, whetherye neardūre or nearsantike andca.
supposeSeyyathāpi, Udāyīudāyi, a powerfulbalavā horn blowersaṅkhadhamo with little difficultyappakasireneva four directionscātuddisā would make heardviññāpeyya;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, Udāyīudāyi, declaredakkhātā by memayā to disciplessāvakānaṁ a practicepaṭipadā, as practicingyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā divinedibbāya ear-elementsotadhātuyā purifiedvisuddhāya superhumanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde they hear—heavenlysuṇanti—dibbe andca humanmānuse andca, whetherye neardūre or nearsantike andca.
thereTatra andca thenpana myme disciplessāvakā manybahū attained to perfection and consummation of insightabhiññāvosānapāramippattā 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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