Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

212 Vimuttimaggarich householder; of Ghosita, the rich householder. And again, it is saidthat it is as in the case of the five persons of great merit. This is called thesupernormal power of the meritorious. 1 Q. What is the supernormalpower accomplished by magic? A. A magician recites spells and goesthrough the sky. There he causes to appear elephants, horses, chariots,infantry or various other groups of an army. This is called the supernormalpower accomplished by magic. 2 Q. What is the supernormal power accomplishedby the application of the means of success. A. By renunciation,one accomplishes the rejection of lustful desire; by the Path of Sanctity, oneaccomplishes the rejection of all defilements. It is like a potter finishinghis work. Thus through the application of the means of success, all thingsare accomplished. This is called the supernormal power accomplished by theapplication of the means of success. 3PROCEDURE OF DEVELOPING SUPERNORMAL POWERQ. Who practises supernormal power? How is supernormal powerdeveloped? A. It is said that there are nine connected with space. Againit is said that there are five in space. All men who attain to the fourth meditation,jhana, with facility, develop supernormal power. Again it is saidthat the fourth meditation, jhana, of the realm of form, makes for distinction.Therefore one develops supernormal power. Again it is said that two ofthe four meditations, jhana, are ease-giving. Thus is supernormal powerpractised. Q. How is supernormal power developed ? A. Here a bhikkhudevelops the basis of supernormal power which is endowed with the activitiesof endeavour and the concentration of will. It is the same with the concentrationof energy, the concentration of thought and the concentration ofscrutiny. 4 "Will" is the wish to do. "Concentration" is non-distractionof the mind. That yogin wishes for supernormal power and the bases ofsupernormal power, and practises concentration and resolves upon the fourkinds of endeavour. He endeavours to preclude the arising of evil demeritoriousstates that have not yet arisen; he endeavours to reject the evil demerit-1. Pts. II, 213: Katamd puhnavato iddhP. Raja Cakkavatti vehdsam gacchati saddhim caturahginiyasendya antamaso assabandhagopake purise upaddya; Jotikassa gahapatissa puhhavatoiddhi, Jatilassa gahapatissa puhnavato iddhi, Mendakassa gahapatissa puhnavato iddhi,Ghositassa gahapatissa puhnavato iddhi, pahcannam mahdpuhhdnam puhnavato iddhi.Ayam puhnavato iddhi.2. Ibid.: Katamd vijjdmaya iddhil Vijjddhard vijjarh parijapetva vehdsam gacchanti: dkdseantalikkhe hatthim pi dassenti, assam pi dassenti, ratharh pi dassenti, pattim pi dassenti,vividham pi sendbyuham dassenti. Ayam vijjdmaya iddhi.3. Ibid. 213-14: Katham tattha tattha sammdpayogapaccaya ijjhanatthena iddhil ''Nekkhammenakdmacchandassa pahdnattho ijjhatitV tattha tattha sammdpayogapaccaya ijjhanatthenaiddhi,... Arahattamaggena sabbakilesdnam pahdnattho ijjhatitV tattha tattha sammdpayogapaccayaijjhanatthena iddhi. Evarii tattha tattha sammdpayogapaccaya ijjhanatthenaiddhi.4. D. II, 213: Ydva supahhatta v'ime tena Bhagavatd jdnatd passatd arahatd sammdsambuddhenacattaro iddhipadd iddhipahutdya iddhi-visavitdya iddhi-vikubbanatdya. Katamecattaro ? Idha bho bhikkhu chanda-samddhi-padhana-samkhdra-samanndgatam iddhipadambhaveti, viriya-samddhi... citta-samddhi... vimamsd-samddhi-padhana-samkhdra-saman"ndgatam iddhipadam bhaveti.