[1231] Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu . ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ katamā nu kho bhante iddhi katamo iddhipādo katamā iddhipādabhāvanā katamā Iddhipādabhāvanāgāminī paṭipadāti.

[1232] Idha bhikkhave bhikkhu anekavihitaṃ iddhividhaṃ paccanubhoti ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti .pe. Yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṃ vatteti. Ayaṃ vuccati bhikkhave iddhi.

[1233] Katamo ca bhikkhave iddhipādo . yo bhikkhave maggo yā paṭipadā iddhilābhāya iddhipaṭilābhāya saṃvattati . ayaṃ vuccati bhikkhave iddhipādo.

[1234] Katamā ca bhikkhave iddhipādabhāvanā . idha bhikkhave bhikkhu chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṃ iddhipādaṃ bhāveti . Viriyasamādhi cittasamādhi vīmaṃsāsamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṃ iddhipādaṃ bhāveti. Ayaṃ vuccati bhikkhave iddhipādabhāvanā.