Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c19.s1.4
Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c19.s1.4
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c19.s1.4
¹²² DN. I. Mahāli.° From Buddhaghosa's treatment of Adhiṭṭhānā Iddhis (Vm. loc. cit.) it is clear that Adhiṭṭhāna (resolve) was effective in this wise only if coupled with Jhāna. In the Y. S. also a class of Iddhis originate in "Samyama". Such attainments are clearly the powers of the mind which has been purified through Jhāna. On the power of mind vide Buddha's remark in the Upāli°—(MN) that forests like Daṇḍakāraṇya may be reduced to ashes by the power of the mind.
Linked texts (4)
- Upālisutta — Pāli
- Dīghanikāya — Pāli
- Yogasūtra — Patañjali (author of the Yogasūtra), Sanskrit
- Visuddhimagga — Buddhaghosa, Pāli