[22] Then the Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. As the Venerable Ānanda was sitting to one side, the Blessed One said this to him:
"Ānanda, as to those dhammas that conduce to the realization through direct knowledge (abhiññā) of the various doctrinal propositions (adhimuttipada), I claim, Ānanda, to be confident therein — to teach the Dhamma to this or that person in this or that way, such that one who practices accordingly will know of what exists that 'it exists,' will know of what does not exist that 'it does not exist,' will know of the inferior that 'it is inferior,' will know of the sublime that 'it is sublime,' will know of what is surpassable that 'it is surpassable,' will know of the unsurpassable that 'it is unsurpassable'; or further, that in whatever way it can be known, seen, or realized, in just that way one will know it, see it, or realize it — this is possible. This, Ānanda, is the unsurpassed among knowledges (ñāṇa), namely, the knowledge of things as they really are (yathābhūtañāṇa) in this or that case. And I say, Ānanda, that there is no other knowledge higher or more sublime than this knowledge.
"Ānanda, there are these ten Tathāgata powers of the Tathāgata, endowed with which the Tathāgata claims the place of the chief bull (āsabhaṇṭhāna), roars his lion's roar in the assemblies, and sets rolling the Wheel of Brahmā. What ten? Here, Ānanda, the Tathāgata understands as it really is the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible. Since, Ānanda, the Tathāgata understands as it really is the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible, this too, Ānanda, is a Tathāgata power of the Tathāgata, on account of which power the Tathāgata claims the place of the chief bull, roars his lion's roar in the assemblies, and sets rolling the Wheel of Brahmā.
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata understands as it really is the result of the undertakings of kamma — past, future, and present — by way of possibility and by way of cause. Since, Ānanda, … this too, Ānanda, …
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata understands as it really is the way of practice leading everywhere. Since, Ānanda, … this too, Ānanda, …
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata understands as it really is the world with its many and diverse elements (dhātu). Since, Ānanda, … this too, Ānanda, …
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata understands as it really is the diversity of dispositions of beings. Since, Ānanda, … this too, Ānanda, …
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata understands as it really is the superiority and inferiority of the faculties of other beings, of other persons. Since, Ānanda, … this too, Ānanda, …
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata understands as it really is the defilement, the cleansing, and the emergence in regard to the jhānas, liberations, concentrations (samādhi), and attainments. Since, Ānanda, … this too, Ānanda, …
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata recollects his manifold past abodes, that is: one birth, two births, … Thus, with their aspects and particulars, he recollects his manifold past abodes. Since, Ānanda, … this too, Ānanda, …
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata, with the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human, … understands beings faring on in accordance with their kamma. Since, Ānanda, … this too, Ānanda, …
"Furthermore, Ānanda, the Tathāgata, with the destruction of the taints (āsava), having realized for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless deliverance of mind (cetovimutti) and liberation through wisdom (paññāvimutti), dwells having entered upon it. Since, Ānanda, the Tathāgata, with the destruction of the taints, having realized for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless deliverance of mind and liberation through wisdom, dwells having entered upon it, this too, Ānanda, is a Tathāgata power of the Tathāgata, on account of which power the Tathāgata claims the place of the chief bull, roars his lion's roar in the assemblies, and sets rolling the Wheel of Brahmā.
"These indeed, Ānanda, are the ten Tathāgata powers of the Tathāgata, endowed with which the Tathāgata claims the place of the chief bull, roars his lion's roar in the assemblies, and sets rolling the Wheel of Brahmā."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.