Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.3492

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3. Moggallāna Sutta.—The Buddha holds up Mahā Moggallāna as an example of a monk who, by cultivating the four iddhipādas, obtained magic power and majesty.¹ 4. Moggallāna or Āyatana Sutta.—Vacchagotta asks Mahā Moggallāna a series of questions as to whether the world is eternal or finite, and Moggallāna replies that these matters have not been revealed by the Buddha because the Buddha’s point of view is different from that of other teachers. Vacchagotta seeks the Buddha, asks the same questions, and receives the same answers and the same explanation.¹