Observing Ugliness · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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said·thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said + Perfected One·quotation markervuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
observing ugliness“Asubhānupassī,
monksbhikkhave,
in the bodykāyasmiṁ
meditateviharatha;
mindfulness of breathingānāpānassati
andca
for youvo
internallyajjhattaṁ
around·faceparimukhaṁ
well-establishedsūpaṭṭhitā
let it behotu;
all·conditionssabbasaṅkhāresu
observing impermanenceaniccānupassino
meditateviharatha.
of those observing uglinessAsubhānupassīnaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
in the bodykāyasmiṁ
separately·dwellviharataṁ
that whichyo
for beautysubhāya
of the elementdhātuyā
latent desirerāgānusayo
thatso
is given uppahīyati.
of mindfulness of breathingĀnāpānassatiyā
internallyajjhattaṁ
around·faceparimukhaṁ
by the well-establishednesssūpaṭṭhititāya
those whichye
externalbāhirā
thoughtsvitakkāsayā
distressingvighātapakkhikā,
theyte
notna
existhonti.
in all conditionsSabbasaṅkhāresu
of those observing impermanenceaniccānupassīnaṁ
separately·dwellviharataṁ
that whichyā
not·knowledgeavijjā
thatsā
is given uppahīyati,
that whichyā
knowledgevijjā
thatsā
arisesuppajjatī”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
on this it isTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
observing ugliness“Asubhānupassī
body·inkāyasmiṁ,
mindful of breathingānāpāne
mindfulpaṭissato;
all·activities·stillingSabbasaṅkhārasamathaṁ,
seeingpassaṁ
keenātāpi
alwayssabbadā.
thatSa
indeedve
rightly·seesammaddaso
mendicantbhikkhu,
whenyato
in regards to thattattha
apart·releasevimuccati;
with perfect insightAbhiññāvosito
peacefulsanto,
thatsa
indeedve
has slipped the yokeyogātigo
sage”munī”ti.
this·tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thatiti
by meme
was heardsutanti.
sixthChaṭṭhaṁ.
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