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Itivuttaka 85

Asubhānupassīsutta

Observing Ugliness · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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said·thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said + Perfected One·quotation markervuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

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:

“Mendicants, meditate observing the ugliness of the body. Let mindfulness of breathing be well-established internally on the present. Meditate observing the impermanence of all conditions. As you meditate observing the ugliness of the body, you will give up desire for the body. When mindfulness of breathing is well-established internally on the present, there will be no distressing external thoughts or wishes. When you meditate observing the impermanence of all conditions, ignorance is given up and knowledge arises.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

observing ugliness“Asubhānupassī body·inkāyasmiṁ,
mindful of breathingānāpāne mindfulpaṭissato;
all·activities·stillingSabbasaṅkhārasamathaṁ,
seeingpassaṁ keenātāpi alwayssabbadā.

“Observing the ugliness of the body, mindful of the breath, one always keen sees the stilling of all activities.

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.

That mendicant sees rightly, and when freed in regards to that, that peaceful sage, with perfect insight, has truly slipped their yoke.”

this·tooAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thatiti by meme was heardsutanti.
sixthChaṭṭhaṁ.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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