[330] When his mind (citta) is thus concentrated (samādhi) — purified, bright, unblemished, rid of defilements, malleable, wieldy, steady, and attained to imperturbability — he directs and inclines the mind toward the creation of a mind-made body. From this body he produces another body: having form, mind-made, complete in all its major and minor parts, not deficient in any faculty.
Just as, student, a man might draw a reed out from muñja grass, and it would occur to him: 'This is the muñja grass, this is the reed; the muñja grass is one thing, the reed another; yet it is from the muñja grass that the reed has been drawn out.' Or just as, student, a man might draw a sword out from its scabbard, and it would occur to him: 'This is the sword, this is the scabbard; the sword is one thing, the scabbard another; yet it is from the scabbard that the sword has been drawn out.' Or just as, student, a man might pull a snake out from its slough, and it would occur to him: 'This is the snake, this is the slough; the snake is one thing, the slough another; yet it is from the slough that the snake has been pulled out.' Even so, student, a bhikkhu … . In that, student, a bhikkhu, when his mind is thus concentrated … attained to imperturbability, directs and inclines the mind toward the creation of a mind-made body … — this too pertains to his wisdom.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.