"There are these four unconjecturables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them.
Which four?
1. "The Buddha-range of the Buddhas1 is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.
2. "The jhana-range of a person in jhana...2
3. "The [precise working out of the] results of kamma...
4. "Conjecture about [the origin, etc., of] the world is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.
"These are the four unconjecturables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them."
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.077.than.html
1. I.e., the range of powers a Buddha develops as a result of becoming a Buddha.
- 2. I.e., the range of powers that one may obtain while absorbed in jhana.
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