Dhammapada Verse 175
Timsabhikkhu Vatthu
Hamsa diccapathe yanti
ikase yanti iddhiya
niyanti dhira lokamha
jetva maram savahinim.
Verse 175: Swans travel in the sky; those with supernormal powers travel
through space; the wise having conquered Mara together with his army, go out of
this world (i.e., realize Nibbana).
The Story of Thirty Bhikkhus
While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (175) of
this book, with reference to thirty bhikkhus.
Once, thirty bhikkhus came to pay homage to the Buddha. When they came in,
the Venerable Ananda, who was then attending on the Buddha, left the room and
waited outside. After some time, Thera Ananda went in, but he did not find any
of the bhikkhus. So, he asked the Buddha where all those bhikkhus had gone. The
Buddha then replied, "Ananda, all those bhikkhus, after hearing my
discourse, had attained arahatship, and with their supernormal powers, they let
travelling through space."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
| Verse 175: Swans travel in the sky; those with
supernormal powers travel through space; the wise having conquered
Mara together with his army, go out of this world (i.e., realize
Nibbana).
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