Kevattasutta 2.1-9

2.1

Dutiyampi kho kevaṭṭo gahapatiputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

For a second time, Kevaḍḍha made the same request,

2.2

“nāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ dhaṃsemi;

“Sir, I am not teaching you the Dhamma,

2.3

api ca evaṃ vadāmi:

but nonetheless I say:

2.4

‘ayaṃ, bhante, nāḷandā iddhā ceva phītā ca bahujanā ākiṇṇamanussā bhagavati abhippasannā.

‘Sir, this Nāḷandā is successful and prosperous, populous and full of people.

2.5

Sādhu, bhante, bhagavā ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ samādisatu, yo uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karissati;

Please direct a mendicant to perform a superhuman demonstration of psychic power.

2.6

evāyaṃ nāḷandā bhiyyoso mattāya bhagavati abhippasīdissatī’”ti.

Then Nāḷandā will become even more devoted to the Buddha!’”

2.7

Dutiyampi kho bhagavā kevaṭṭaṃ gahapatiputtaṃ etadavoca:

But for a second time, the Buddha gave the same answer.

2.8

“na kho ahaṃ, kevaṭṭa, bhikkhūnaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ desemi:

2.9

‘etha tumhe, bhikkhave, gihīnaṃ odātavasanānaṃ uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karothā’”ti.