Saɱyutta Nikāya,
V: Mahā-Vagga
51. Iddhipāda Saɱyutta
Sutta 5
Ranging the Paths of Power
Translated from the Pali
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time Bhagava, Sāvatthi-town revisiting, Anāthapiṇḍika's Jeta-forest park.
2. Whatever shaman or brahman, beggars, in past times,
successfully ranged over the paths of power,
all such did so developing and making a big thing of
the four power-paths.
Whatever shaman or brahman, beggars, in future time,
will successfully range over the paths of power,
all such will do so developing and making a big thing of
the four power-paths.
Whatever shaman or brahman, beggars, here now,
successfully range over the paths of power,
all such do so having developed and made a big thing of
the four power-paths.
Which four?
3. Here beggars, a beggar develops the power-path
that is wish-serenity-connected-exertion-own-making,
develops the power-path
that is energy-serenity-connected-exertion-own-making,
develops the power-path
that is heart-serenity-connected-exertion-own-making,
develops the power-path
that is investigation-serenity-connected-exertion-own-making.
4. Whatever shaman or brahman, beggars, in past times,
successfully ranged over the paths of power,
all such did so developing and making a big thing of
the four power-paths.
Whatever shaman or brahman, beggars, in future time,
will successfully range over the paths of power,
all such will do so developing and making a big thing of
the four power-paths.
Whatever shaman or brahman, beggars, here now,
successfully range over the paths of power,
all such do so having developed and made a big thing of
the four power-paths.
