Tathāgatasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1248

[1248] "And, bhikkhus, because these four bases of spiritual power (iddhipāda) have been developed and cultivated, the Tathāgata, through the destruction of the taints (āsava), having realized it for himself with direct knowledge (abhiññā) in this very life, enters and dwells in the taintless liberation of mind (cetovimutti) and liberation by wisdom (paññāvimutti)." (The six direct knowledges should be elaborated in full.) The Ayoguḷa Chapter, the third. Its summary (uddāna): Path, the iron ball, bhikkhu, and the plain version,¹ the two on fruits, two spoken concerning Ānanda, two others concerning bhikkhus, Moggallāna, and the Tathāgata. _____________ ¹ [Siamese footnote:] The Burmese edition reads: "suddhikañcāpi dve phalā dve cānandā duve bhikkhū..." The Gaṅgā Repetition Series (peyyāla), the fourth [part] of the Iddhipāda-saṃyutta.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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