Several Mendicants (2nd)

Then several mendicants went up to the BuddhaBuddhaEl nombre dado a quien redescubre por sí mismo el sendero liberador del Dhamma, tras un largo período de haber sido olvidado por el mundo. Según la tradición, una larga línea de Buddhas se extiende hasta el pasado distante. El Buddha más reciente nació como Siddhattha Gotama en la India alrededor del año 500 a.e.c. Un joven bien educado y acomodado, renunció a su familia y su herencia principesca en la flor de la vida para buscar la verdadera libertad y el fin del sufrimiento (dukkha). Después de siete años de austeridades en el bosque, redescubrió el «camino medio» y alcanzó su meta, convirtiéndose en el Buddha.Ver en el glosario …The Buddha said to them:

Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinne kho te bhikkhū bhagavā etadavoca:

Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha …Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu …pe… The Buddha said to them:ekamantaṁ nisinne kho te bhikkhū bhagavā etadavoca:

“And what is psychic power?It’s a mendicant who wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again … controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.This is called psychic power.

“Katamā ca, bhikkhave, iddhi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, iddhi.

“And what is psychic power?“Katamā ca, bhikkhave, iddhi? It’s a mendicant who wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again … controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti—This is called psychic power.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, iddhi.

And what is the basis of psychic power?The path and practice that leads to gaining psychic power.This is called the basis of psychic power.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, iddhipādo? Yo, bhikkhave, maggo, yā paṭipadā iddhilābhāya iddhipaṭilābhāya saṁvattati—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, iddhipādo.

And what is the basis of psychic power?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, iddhipādo? The path and practice that leads to gaining psychic power.Yo, bhikkhave, maggo, yā paṭipadā iddhilābhāya iddhipaṭilābhāya saṁvattati—This is called the basis of psychic power.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, iddhipādo.

And what is the development of the bases of psychic power?It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …energy …mental development …inquiry, and active effort.This is called the development of the bases of psychic power.

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, iddhipādabhāvanā? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, vīriyasamādhi …pe… cittasamādhi … vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, iddhipādabhāvanā.

And what is the development of the bases of psychic power?Katamā ca, bhikkhave, iddhipādabhāvanā? It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, energy …vīriyasamādhi …pe… mental development …cittasamādhi … inquiry, and active effort.vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—This is called the development of the bases of psychic power.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, iddhipādabhāvanā.

And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulnesssatiAtención plena, memoria, poderes de referencia y retención. En algunos contextos, la palabra sati cuando se usa sola cubre también la alerta (sampajañña).Ver en el glosario, and right immersion.This is called the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power.”

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā? Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti.

And what is the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power?Katamā ca, bhikkhave, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā? It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi—This is called the practice that leads to the development of the bases of psychic power.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā”ti.