With Saṅgārava 7.7

7.7

‘pubbe sudaṃ appatarā ceva bhikkhū ahesuṃ bahutarā ca uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ dassesuṃ;

‘Formerly, it seems, there were fewer mendicants, but more of them displayed superhuman demonstrations of psychic power;