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

2"Venerable sir, what now sn.v.286 is spiritual power? What is the basis for spiritual power? What is the development of the bases for spiritual power? What is the way leading to the development of the bases for spiritual power?"
The Buddha’s answers are exactly the same as in §19.

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

2"Katamā nu kho, bhante, iddhi, katamo iddhipādo, katamā iddhi pāda bhāvanā, katamā iddhi pāda bhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā"ti? "Idhānanda, bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti – ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti … pe … yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti – ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhi.

3Katamo cānanda, iddhipādo? Yo, Ānanda, maggo yā paṭipadā iddhilābhāya iddhipaṭilābhāya saṁvattati – ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhipādo.

4Katamā cānanda, iddhi pāda bhāvanā? Idhānanda, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhi pādaṁ bhāveti, vīriyasamādhi … pe … cittasamādhi … vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhi pādaṁ bhāveti – ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhi pāda bhāvanā.

5Katamā cānanda, iddhi pāda bhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā? Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi – ayaṁ vuccatānanda, iddhi pāda bhāvanāgāminī paṭipadā"ti.

Sattamaṁ.