The lion's roar

Bhikkhus, these six are the powers of the Thus Gone One, endowed with which the Thus Gone One wields the most important place among gatherings and roaring the lion's roar keeps the wheel of Brahma rolling. What six?

Here, bhikkhus, the Thus Gone One knows the possibility as possibility and the impossibility as impossubility, as it really is. The Thus Gone One knowing the possibility as possibility and the impossibility as the impossubility, as it really is, is a power of the Thus Gone One endowed with which the Thus Gone One wields the most important place among gatherings and roaring the lion's roar keeps the wheel of Brahma rolling.

Again, bhikkhus, the Thus Gone One knows the situational acquisition of the results of actions, in the past, future and present, as it really is. The Thus Gone One knowing the situational acquisition of the results of actions, in the past, future and present, as it really is, is a power of the Thus Gone One endowed with which the Thus Gone One wields the most important place among gatherings and roaring the lion's roar keeps the wheel of Brahma rolling.

Again, the Thus Gone One knows the higher states of the mind, the releases, the concentrations and attainments with their defilements, purities and the risings from them as it really is. The Thus Gone One knowing the higher states of the mind, the releases, the concentrations and attainments with their defilements, purities and the risings from them as it really is, is a power of the Thus Gone One endowed with which the Thus Gone One wields the most important place among gatherings and roaring the lion's roar keeps the wheel of Brahma rolling.

Again the Thus Gone One recollects the manifold previous births, such as one birth, two births ... re ... thus with all details recollects the previous births. The Thus Gone One recollecting the manifold previous births, such as one birth, two births ... re ... thus with all details recollecting the previous births, is a power of the Thus Gone One endowed with which the Thus Gone One wields the most important place among gatherings and roaring the lion's roar keeps the wheel of Brahma rolling.

Again, the Thus Gone One with the heavenly ear purified beyond human, knows beings born, according to their actions. The Thus Gone One with the heavenly ear purified beyond human knowing beings born according to their actions, is a power of the Thus Gone One endowed with which the Thus Gone One wields the most important place among gatherings and roaring the lion's roar keeps the wheel of Brahma rolling.

Again, the Thus Gone One destroying desires, ... re ... by himself realizing abides. The Thus Gone One destroying desires, ... re ... by himself realizing and abiding, is a power of the Thus Gone One endowed with which the Thus Gone One wields the most important place among gatherings and roaring the lion's roar keeps the wheel of Brahma rolling.

Bhikkhus, these six are the powers of the Thus Gone One, endowed with which the Thus Gone One wields the most important place among gatherings and roaring the lion's roar keeps the wheel of Brahma rolling.

There bhikkhus, others approach the Thus Gone One to question him, on his knowledge of knowing the possibility as possibility and the impossibility as impossibility and The Blessed One explains to them as it really is, the possibility as possibility and the impossibility as impossibility.

There bhikkhus, others approach the Thus Gone One to question him, on his knowledge of knowing the situational results of actions according to the past, future and the present and The Blessed One explains to them as it really is, the situational results of actions according to the past, future and the present.

There bhikkhus, others approach the Thus Gone One to question him, on his knowledge of knowing the higher states of the mind, the releases, concentrations, attainments according to their defiling natures, purities, the risings from them and The Blessed One explains to them as it really is, the higher states of the mind, the releases, concentrations, attainments according to their defiling natures, purities and the risings from them.

There bhikkhus, others approach the Thus Gone One to question him, on his knowledge of knowing previous births and The Blessed One explains to them as it really is, his knowledge of previous births.

There bhikkhus, others approach the Thus Gone One to question him, on his knowledge of knowing the disappearing and appearing of beings and The Blessed One explains to them as it really is, the disappearing and appearing of beings.

There bhikkhus, others approach the Thus Gone One to question him, on his knowledge of knowing the destruction of desires ... re ... and The Blessed One explains to them as it really is, the destruction of desires ... re ...

There bhikkhus, I declare the knowledge of the possibility as the possibility and the impossibility as the impossibility, to the concentrated, not to the distracted. So also, the situational results of actions in the past, future, present; the higher states of the mind, releases, concentrations, attainments with their defiling natures, purities and the risings from them; recollecting previous births; knowing the disappearing and appearing of beings; and the destruction of desires. All these are to the concentrated not to the distracted.