Ānāpānassatisutta

Majjhima Nikāya 118

Mindfulness of Breathing · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery, together with several well-known senior disciples, such as the venerables Sāriputta, Mahāmoggallāna, Mahākassapa, Mahākaccāna, Mahākoṭṭhita, Mahākappina, Mahācunda, Anuruddha, Revata, Ānanda, and others.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana timesamayena eldertherā monksbhikkhū juniornave monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti.
someAppekacce eldertherā monksbhikkhū tendasapi monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti, someappekacce eldertherā monksbhikkhū twentyvīsampi monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti, someappekacce eldertherā monksbhikkhū thirtytiṁsampi monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti, someappekacce eldertherā monksbhikkhū fortycattārīsampi monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti.
thoseTe andca juniornavā monksbhikkhū by the eldertherehi monksbhikkhūhi being advisedovadiyamānā being instructedanusāsiyamānā a loftyuḷāraṁ than beforepubbenāparaṁ distinctionvisesaṁ realizejānanti.

Now at that time the senior monks were advising and instructing the junior monks. Some senior monks instructed ten monks, while some instructed twenty, thirty, or forty. Being instructed by the senior monks, the junior monks realized a higher distinction than they had before.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana timesamayena the Blessed Onebhagavā on that sabbath daytadahuposathe on the fifteenthpannarase at the invitation ceremonypavāraṇāya fullpuṇṇāya full-moonpuṇṇamāya on the nightrattiyā surrounded by the Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghaparivuto in the open airabbhokāse seatednisinno washoti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ the Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghaṁ having surveyedanuviloketvā the monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:

Now, at that time it was the sabbath—the full moon on the fifteenth day—and the Buddha was sitting surrounded by the Saṅgha of monks for the invitation to admonish. Then the Buddha looked around the Saṅgha of monks, who were so very silent. He addressed them:

“I am satisfied“āraddhosmi, monksbhikkhave, with thisimāya practicepaṭipadāya;
I am satisfied in heartāraddhacittosmi, monksbhikkhave, with thisimāya practicepaṭipadāya.
thereforeTasmātiha, monksbhikkhave, even greaterbhiyyoso in measuremattāya energyvīriyaṁ rouse upārabhatha of the unattainedappattassa for the attainmentpattiyā, of the unachievedanadhigatassa for the achievementadhigamāya, of the unrealizedasacchikatassa for the realizationsacchikiriyāya.
right here IIdhevāhaṁ in Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ the Komudīkomudiṁ of the fourth monthcātumāsiniṁ “I will wait for” (quote)āgamessāmī”ti.

“I am satisfied, monks, with this practice. My heart is satisfied with this practice. So you should rouse up even more energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized. I will wait here in Sāvatthī for the Komudī full moon of the fourth month.”

heardAssosuṁ indeedkho from the countryjānapadā monksbhikkhū:
“the Blessed One“bhagavā it seemskira right theretattheva in Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ the Komudīkomudiṁ of the fourth monthcātumāsiniṁ “he will wait for” (quote)āgamessatī”ti.
thoseTe from the countryjānapadā monksbhikkhū to Sāvatthīsāvatthiṁ come downosaranti the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ to seedassanāya.

Mendicants from around the country heard about this, and came down to Sāvatthī to see the Buddha.

thoseTe andca indeedkho eldertherā monksbhikkhū even greaterbhiyyoso in measuremattāya juniornave monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti.
someAppekacce eldertherā monksbhikkhū tendasapi monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti, someappekacce eldertherā monksbhikkhū twentyvīsampi monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti, someappekacce eldertherā monksbhikkhū thirtytiṁsampi monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti, someappekacce eldertherā monksbhikkhū fortycattārīsampi monksbhikkhū adviseovadanti instructanusāsanti.
thoseTe andca juniornavā monksbhikkhū by the eldertherehi monksbhikkhūhi being advisedovadiyamānā being instructedanusāsiyamānā a loftyuḷāraṁ than beforepubbenāparaṁ distinctionvisesaṁ realizejānanti.

And those senior monks instructed the junior monks even more. Some senior monks instructed ten monks, while some instructed twenty, thirty, or forty. Being instructed by the senior monks, the junior monks realized a higher distinction than they had before.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana timesamayena the Blessed Onebhagavā on that sabbath daytadahuposathe on the fifteenthpannarase of the Komudīkomudiyā of the fourth monthcātumāsiniyā fullpuṇṇāya full-moonpuṇṇamāya on the nightrattiyā surrounded by the Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghaparivuto in the open airabbhokāse seatednisinno washoti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ the Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghaṁ having surveyedanuviloketvā the monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:

Now, at that time it was the sabbath—the Komudī full moon on the fifteenth day of the fourth month—and the Buddha was sitting in the open surrounded by the Saṅgha of monks. Then the Buddha looked around the Saṅgha of monks, who were so very silent. He addressed them:

“This assembly has no chaff, monks, it is free of chaff, pure, and consolidated in the core. Such is this Saṅgha of monks, such is this assembly! An assembly such as this is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world. Such is this Saṅgha of monks, such is this assembly! For an assembly such as this, giving little becomes much, while giving much becomes even more. Such is this Saṅgha of monks, such is this assembly! An assembly such as this is rarely seen in the world. Such is this Saṅgha of monks, such is this assembly! An assembly such as this is worth traveling many leagues to see, even if you have to carry your own provisions in a knapsack.

there areSanti, monksbhikkhave, monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe perfected onesarahanto with defilements endedkhīṇāsavā who have lived the spiritual lifevusitavanto who have done what had to be donekatakaraṇīyā who have laid down the burdenohitabhārā who have reached their own true goalanuppattasadatthā who have utterly ended the fetter of existenceparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanā rightly freed through enlightenmentsammadaññāvimuttā—
even suchevarūpāpi, monksbhikkhave, there aresanti monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe.

For in this Saṅgha there are perfected mendicants who have ended the defilements, completed the spiritual journey, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, achieved their heart’s goal, utterly ended the fetter of continued existence, and are rightly freed through enlightenment. There are such mendicants in this Saṅgha.

there areSanti, monksbhikkhave, monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ with the endingparikkhayā spontaneously rebornopapātikā theretattha attaining final extinguishmentparinibbāyino not liable to returnanāvattidhammā from thattasmā worldlokā—
even suchevarūpāpi, monksbhikkhave, there aresanti monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe.

In this Saṅgha there are mendicants who, with the ending of the five lower fetters are reborn spontaneously. They are extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world. There are such mendicants in this Saṅgha.

there areSanti, monksbhikkhave, monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe of threetiṇṇaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ with the endingparikkhayā of greed, hate, and delusionrāgadosamohānaṁ with the weakeningtanuttā once-returnerssakadāgāmino just oncesakideva to thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ having come backāgantvā an end of sufferingdukkhassantaṁ they will makekarissanti—
even suchevarūpāpi, monksbhikkhave, there aresanti monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe.

In this Saṅgha there are mendicants who, with the ending of three fetters, and the weakening of greed, hate, and delusion, are once-returners. They come back to this world once only, then make an end of suffering. There are such mendicants in this Saṅgha.

there areSanti, monksbhikkhave, monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe of threetiṇṇaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ with the endingparikkhayā stream-entererssotāpannā not liable to the underworldavinipātadhammā assuredniyatā destined for awakeningsambodhiparāyanā—
even suchevarūpāpi, monksbhikkhave, there aresanti monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe.

In this Saṅgha there are mendicants who, with the ending of three fetters are stream-enterers, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening. There are such mendicants in this Saṅgha.

there areSanti, monksbhikkhave, monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe of the fourcatunnaṁ kinds of mindfulness meditationsatipaṭṭhānānaṁ committed to the practice of developingbhāvanānuyogamanuyuttā they liveviharanti—
even suchevarūpāpi, monksbhikkhave, there aresanti monksbhikkhū in thisimasmiṁ Saṅgha of monksbhikkhusaṅghe.

In this Saṅgha there are mendicants who are committed to developing the four kinds of mindfulness meditation …

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