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Linked Discourses 51.2 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.2
1. At the Cāpāla Shrine – 1. Cāpālavagga
SN 51.2 Missed Out – Viraddhasutta
“Bhikkhū, whoever has missed out on the four bases of psychic power has missed out on the noble path to the complete ending of suffering.
“Yesaṁ kesañci, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā viraddhā, viraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmī.
Whoever has undertaken the four bases of psychic power has undertaken the noble path to the complete ending of suffering.
Yesaṁ kesañci, bhikkhave, cattāro iddhipādā āraddhā, āraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmī.
What four?
Katame cattāro?
It’s when a bhikkhu develops the basis of psychic power that has samādhi due to enthusiasm …
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,
energy …
vīriyasamādhi …pe…
mental development …
cittasamādhi …pe…
inquiry, and active effort.
vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ 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 kesañci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro iddhipādā viraddhā, viraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmī.
Whoever has undertaken these four bases of psychic power has undertaken the noble path to the complete ending of suffering.”
Yesaṁ kesañci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro iddhipādā āraddhā, āraddho tesaṁ ariyo maggo sammā dukkhakkhayagāmī”ti.