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Which Pali suttas describe the Buddha & monks demonstrating psychic powers to laypeople?

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The suttas about the 32 marks of a great man, such as MN 91, appear to describe the Buddha used psychic power towards Brahmins however they do not appear to say the Brahmin layperson was cognizant of the fact the Buddha used psychic power. For example: >So the Buddha used his psychic power to will that Uttara would see his retracted private parts. > >Then Uttara thought, “The ascetic Gotama possesses the thirty-two marks. Why don’t I follow him and observe his deportment?” > >MN 91 In SN 41.4, a layperson discovers a monk has psychic powers. The monk later performs a demonstration of psychic power to the layperson but then, as a result, decides to leave that locality of the layperson that became enamored by his psychic powers. In MN 37, Moggallāna performs an act of psychic power to Sakka the Ruler of the Gods but it is not clear whether Sakka can be classified as a "layperson", as follows: > Then Moggallāna used his psychic power to make the Palace of Victory > shake and rock and tremble with his big toe. Then Sakka, Vessavaṇa, > and the Gods of the Thirty-Three, their minds full of wonder and > amazement, thought, “It’s incredible, it’s amazing! The ascetic has > such power and might that he makes the god’s home shake and rock and > tremble with his big toe!” Please list any other Pali suttas that describe the Buddha & monks demonstrating psychic powers to laypeople. Thank you.
Asked by Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu (47818 rep)
Sep 30, 2020, 09:23 PM
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