Visuddhimagga IV-133

Āyasmato pana mahāmoggallānassa nandopanandanāgarājadamane viya sīghaṃ samāpajjanasamatthatā samāpajjanavasī nāma.

其次如大目犍连尊者降伏难陀，优波难陀龙王一样迅速入定，名为入定自在。

Ñ(IV,133): The venerable Mahā-Moggallāna's ability to enter upon jhāna quickly, as in the taming of the royal nāga-serpent Nandopananda (Ch.XII, §106f.), is called mastery in attaining.



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