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Majjhima Nikāya 119

Kāyagatāsatisutta

Mindfulness of the Body · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā near Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa monasteryārāme.

thenAtha indeedkho of manysambahulānaṁ of mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ after·mealpacchābhattaṁ almsround·returnedpiṇḍapātapaṭikkantānaṁ in the assembly hallupaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ seated togethersannisinnānaṁ assembledsannipatitānaṁ this·discussionayamantarākathā up·ariseudapādi:
“incredible,“acchariyaṁ, reverends,āvuso, amazing,abbhutaṁ, reverends.āvuso.
how·thisYāvañcidaṁ by thattena blessed onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā perfected onearahatā fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhena connected with the body·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā abundant·madebahulīkatā great·fruitfulmahapphalā declaredvuttā great·benefitmahānisaṁsā”ti.
this + andAyañca here·thishidaṁ of thosetesaṁ of mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ interim·talkantarākathā left unfinishedvippakatā washoti, thenatha indeedkho blessed onebhagavā evening·timesāyanhasamayaṁ from retreatpaṭisallānā emergedvuṭṭhito whereyena assembly hallupaṭṭhānasālā that + approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā on the preparedpaññatte seatāsane down·sitnisīdi.
having sat downNisajja indeedkho blessed onebhagavā mendicantsbhikkhū to·addressāmantesi:
“with what“kāya now·herenuttha, mendicants,bhikkhave, nowetarahi by way of talkkathāya sitting together,sannisinnā, whatkā andca thenpana of youvo interim·talkantarākathā left unfinished”?”vippakatā”ti?
“here,“Idha, venerable sir,bhante, of usamhākaṁ after·mealpacchābhattaṁ almsround·returnedpiṇḍapātapaṭikkantānaṁ in the assembly hallupaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ seated togethersannisinnānaṁ assembledsannipatitānaṁ this·discussionayamantarākathā up·ariseudapādi:
‘incredible,‘acchariyaṁ, reverends,āvuso, amazing,abbhutaṁ, reverends.āvuso.
how·thisYāvañcidaṁ by thattena blessed onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā perfected onearahatā fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhena connected with the body·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā abundant·madebahulīkatā great·fruitfulmahapphalā declaredvuttā great·benefitmahānisaṁsā’ti.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho ourno, venerable sirbhante, between·talkantarākathā left unfinishedvippakatā, thenatha the Blessed Onebhagavā after·reachedanuppatto”ti.

how“Kathaṁ developedbhāvitā andca, mendicantsbhikkhave, body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati howkathaṁ abundant·madebahulīkatā very fruitfulmahapphalā ishoti very beneficialmahānisaṁsā?

hereIdha, o mendicantsbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu gone to the wildernessaraññagato orvā gone to a tree rootrukkhamūlagato orvā gone to an empty hutsuññāgāragato orvā sits downnisīdati cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ having foldedābhujitvā straightujuṁ bodykāyaṁ having setpaṇidhāya to the presentparimukhaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ having broughtupaṭṭhapetvā.
theySo just mindfulsatova breathe inassasati just mindfulsatova breathe outpassasati;
heavilydīghaṁ orvā breathing inassasanto heavily‘dīghaṁ I breathe inassasāmī’ti they knowpajānāti, heavilydīghaṁ orvā breathing outpassasanto heavily‘dīghaṁ I breathe outpassasāmī’ti they knowpajānāti;
lightlyrassaṁ orvā breathing inassasanto lightly‘rassaṁ I breathe inassasāmī’ti they knowpajānāti, lightlyrassaṁ orvā breathing outpassasanto lightly‘rassaṁ I breathe outpassasāmī’ti they knowpajānāti;
experiencing the whole body‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati, experiencing the whole body‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
stilling‘passambhayaṁ the physical processkāyasaṅkhāraṁ I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati, stilling‘passambhayaṁ the physical processkāyasaṅkhāraṁ I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati.
of themTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa meditatingviharato whichye tied to domestic lifegehasitā memories and thoughtssarasaṅkappā thosete are given uppahīyanti.
of themTesaṁ by giving uppahānā internallyajjhattameva mindcittaṁ becomes stilledsantiṭṭhati settlessannisīdati becomes unifiedekodi becomeshoti becomes immersed in samādhisamādhiyati.
thusEvaṁ, o mendicantsbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu goinggacchanto orvā 'I am going', he knows‘gacchāmī’ti he knowspajānāti, standingṭhito orvā 'I am standing', he knows‘ṭhitomhī’ti he knowspajānāti, sittingnisinno orvā 'I am sitting', he knows‘nisinnomhī’ti he knowspajānāti, lying downsayāno orvā 'I am lying down', he knows‘sayānomhī’ti he knowspajānāti.
in whatever wayYathā whateveryathā orvā then for himpanassa bodykāyo placedpaṇihito ishoti sotathā sotathā itnaṁ he knowspajānāti.
of himTassa thusevaṁ not·negligentappamattassa ardentātāpino resolutepahitattassa dwellingviharato those whichye house·attachedgehasitā memory·intentionsarasaṅkappā thosete are given uppahīyanti.
of thoseTesaṁ from abandoningpahānā internally itselfajjhattameva mindcittaṁ together·standssantiṭṭhati together·sitssannisīdati one-pointedekodi ishoti becomes immersed in samadhisamādhiyati.
thus tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu going forwardabhikkante returningpaṭikkante acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, looking aheadālokite looking asidevilokite acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, bendingsamiñjite extendingpasārite acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, bearing the outer robe, bowl, and robessaṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, eatingasite drinkingpīte chewingkhāyite tastingsāyite acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, urinating and defecatinguccārapassāvakamme acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, walkinggate standingṭhite sittingnisinne sleepingsutte wakingjāgarite speakingbhāsite keeping silenttuṇhībhāve acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti.
of that oneTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa dwellingviharato thoseye tied to domestic lifegehasitā memories and thoughtssarasaṅkappā thosete are given uppahīyanti.
of thoseTesaṁ from the giving uppahānā internally onlyajjhattameva mindcittaṁ becomes stilledsantiṭṭhati settlessannisīdati unifiedekodi ishoti becomes immersed in samadhisamādhiyati.
and thusEvampi, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this·veryimameva bodykāyaṁ upwarduddhaṁ from the soles of the feetpādatalā downwardadho from the tips of the hairskesamatthakā skin·boundedtacapariyantaṁ fullpūraṁ of many kindsnānappakārassa not·cleanasucino examinespaccavekkhati:
there is‘atthi in thisimasmiṁ in the bodykāye head hairkesā body hairlomā nailsnakhā teethdantā skintaco fleshmaṁsaṁ sinewsnhāru bonesaṭṭhi bone·marrowaṭṭhimiñjaṁ kidneysvakkaṁ hearthadayaṁ liveryakanaṁ diaphragmkilomakaṁ spleenpihakaṁ lungspapphāsaṁ intestinesantaṁ intestine·cordantaguṇaṁ undigested foodudariyaṁ feceskarīsaṁ bilepittaṁ phlegmsemhaṁ puspubbo bloodlohitaṁ sweatsedo fatmedo tearsassu greasevasā salivakheḷo snotsiṅghāṇikā synovial fluidlasikā urinemuttan’ti.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, both·openingubhatomukhā a bagputoḷi filledpūrā various·arrangednānāvihitassa of grainsdhaññassa, that isseyyathidaṁ—
fine ricesālīnaṁ wheatvīhīnaṁ mung beansmuggānaṁ peasmāsānaṁ sesametilānaṁ ordinary ricetaṇḍulānaṁ,
that sametamenaṁ with clear eyescakkhumā a personpuriso having openedmuñcitvā would examinepaccavekkheyya:
these‘ime fine ricesālī theseime wheatvīhī theseime mung beansmuggā theseime peasmāsā theseime sesametilā theseime ordinary ricetaṇḍulā’ti;
just·soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this·veryimameva bodykāyaṁ upwarduddhaṁ from the soles of the feetpādatalā downwardadho from the tips of the hairskesamatthakā skin·boundedtacapariyantaṁ fullpūraṁ of many kindsnānappakārassa not·cleanasucino examinespaccavekkhati:

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