Mahāgosiṅgasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 12 · Section 378

[378] "When this was said, venerable sir, I said to the Venerable Anuruddha: 'Friend Anuruddha, the Venerable Revata has answered … With what kind of bhikkhu, friend Anuruddha, would the Gosiṅga sāla-tree wood be graced?' When this was said, venerable sir, the Venerable Anuruddha said this to me: 'Here, friend Sāriputta, a bhikkhu surveys a thousand worlds with the divine eye (dibbacakkhu), purified and surpassing the human. Just as, friend, 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. With such a bhikkhu, friend Sāriputta, the Gosiṅga sāla-tree wood would be graced.'" "Good, good, Sāriputta! Answering rightly, Anuruddha would answer just so; for Anuruddha, Sāriputta, surveys a thousand worlds with the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.