1Then the Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, and sat down to one side. The Blessed One then said to him:

2"Ānanda, I claim to be confident about the things that lead to the realization by direct knowledge of the various doctrinal principles, [n.1988] Mp: "The things (ye te dhammā): the knowledge of the ten powers, (or) the things pertaining to the knowledge of omniscience. Doctrinal principles (adhivuttipadānaṁ): principles of designation; this means such things as the aggregates, sense bases, and elements, which are the grounds for the principles of the teaching." and I am thus able to teach the Dhamma to various people in various ways such that one who practices accordingly will know of what exists that it exists and of what does not exist that it does not exist; such that one will know of the inferior that it is inferior and of the sublime that it is sublime; such that one will know of what is surpassable that it is surpassable and of what is unsurpassable that it is unsurpassable; such that it is possible that one will know, see, and realize this just as it is to be known, seen, and realized.

"But among knowledges, Ānanda, this one is unsurpassed, namely, the knowledge of these things and those things as they really are. [n.1989] Etadānuttariyaṁ, Ānanda, ñāṇānaṁ yadidaṁ tattha tattha yathābhūtañāṇaṁ. Mp: "The knowledge of various phenomena according to their essential nature; by this he shows the knowledge of omniscience" (tesu tesu dhammesu yathāsabhāvañāṇaṁ; iminā sabbaññutaññāṇaṁ dasseti). And, I say, there is no other knowledge higher or more excellent than this.

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3"There are, Ānanda, these ten Tathāgata's powers that the Tathāgata has, possessing which he claims the place of the chief bull, roars his lion's roar in the assemblies, and sets in motion the brahma wheel. What ten? …
As in 10:21 …

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13"These, Ānanda, are the ten Tathāgata's powers that the Tathāgata has, possessing which he claims the place of the chief bull, roars his lion's roar in the assemblies, and sets in motion the brahma wheel."

1Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

2"Ye te, ānanda, dhammā tesaṁ tesaṁ adhivuttipadānaṁ abhiññā sacchikiriyāya saṁvattanti, visārado ahaṁ, ānanda, tattha paṭijānāmi. ‘Tesaṁ tesaṁ tathā tathā dhammaṁ desetuṁ yathā yathā paṭipanno santaṁ vā atthīti ñassati, asantaṁ vā natthīti ñassati, hīnaṁ vā hīnanti ñassati, paṇītaṁ vā paṇītanti ñassati, sauttaraṁ vā sauttaranti ñassati, anuttaraṁ vā anuttaranti ñassati; yathā yathā vā pana taṁ ñāteyyaṁ vā daṭṭheyyaṁ vā sacchikareyyaṁ vā tathā tathā ñassati vā dakkhati vā sacchikarissati vā’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.

Etadānuttariyaṁ, ānanda, ñāṇānaṁ yadidaṁ tattha tattha yathābhūtañāṇaṁ. Etasmā cāhaṁ, ānanda, ñāṇā aññaṁ ñāṇaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā natthīti vadāmi.

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3Dasayimāni, ānanda, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalāni, yehi balehi samannāgato tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti. Katamāni dasa? Idhānanda, tathāgato ṭhānañca ṭhānato aṭṭhānañca aṭṭhānato yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampānanda, tathāgato ṭhānañca ṭhānato aṭṭhānañca aṭṭhānato yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, idampānanda, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti. (1)

4Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato atītānāgatapaccuppannānaṁ kammasamādānānaṁ ṭhānaso hetuso vipākaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampānanda … pe … idampānanda … pe …. (2)

5Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato sabbatthagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampānanda … pe … idampānanda … pe …. (3)

6Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato anekadhātuṁ nānādhātuṁ lokaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampānanda … pe … idampānanda … pe …. (4)

7Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato sattānaṁ nānādhimuttikataṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampānanda … pe … idampānanda … pe …. (5)

8Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ indriyaparopariyattaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampānanda … pe … idampānanda … pe …. (6)

9Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato jhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattīnaṁ saṅkilesaṁ vodānaṁ vuṭṭhānaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampānanda … pe … idampānanda … pe …. (7)

10Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ – ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo … pe … iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati. Yampānanda … pe … idampānanda … pe …. (8)

11Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena … pe … yathākammūpage satte pajānāti. Yampānanda … pe … idampānanda … pe …. (9)

12Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Yampānanda, tathāgato āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ … pe … sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Idampānanda, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti. (10)

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13Imāni kho, ānanda, dasa tathāgatassa tathāgatabalāni, yehi balehi samannāgato tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavattetī"ti.

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Dutiyaṁ.