Mahāgosiṅgasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 12 · Section 372

[372] When this was said, the Venerable Sāriputta said to the Venerable Anuruddha: "Friend Anuruddha, the Venerable Revata has answered according to his own inspiration (paṭibhāna). Now on that point we ask the Venerable Anuruddha: Delightful, friend Anuruddha, is the Gosiṅga sāla-tree wood; the night is moonlit; the sāla trees are all in full blossom; heavenly scents, one would think, are wafting about. Graced by what kind of bhikkhu, friend Anuruddha, would the Gosiṅga sāla-tree wood be?" "Here, friend Sāriputta, a bhikkhu surveys a thousand worlds with the divine eye (dibbacakkhu), purified and surpassing the human. Just as, friend Sāriputta, a man with good eyes, having ascended to the upper storey of a fine palace, might survey a thousand wheel-rims, even so, friend Sāriputta, a bhikkhu surveys a thousand worlds with the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human. Graced by a bhikkhu of such a kind, friend Sāriputta, would the Gosiṅga sāla-tree wood be."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.