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Majjhima Nikāya 119

Kāyagatāsatisutta

Mindfulness of the Body · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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there is‘atthi in thisimasmiṁ bodykāye head hairskesā body hairslomā nailsnakhā teethdantā skintaco fleshmaṁsaṁ sinewsnhāru bonesaṭṭhi bone marrowaṭṭhimiñjaṁ kidneysvakkaṁ hearthadayaṁ liveryakanaṁ diaphragmkilomakaṁ spleenpihakaṁ lungspapphāsaṁ intestinesantaṁ mesenteryantaguṇaṁ stomachudariyaṁ feceskarīsaṁ bilepittaṁ phlegmsemhaṁ puspubbo bloodlohitaṁ sweatsedo fatmedo tearsassu greasevasā spitkheḷo snotsiṅghāṇikā synovial fluidlasikā urinemuttan’ti.
of one who isTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa dwellingviharato thoseye tied to domestic lifegehasitā memories and thoughtssarasaṅkappā theyte are given uppahīyanti.
theirTesaṁ from giving uppahānā internally onlyajjhattameva mindcittaṁ becomes stilledsantiṭṭhati settlessannisīdati unifiedekodi becomeshoti becomes immersed in samādhisamādhiyati.
tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and + furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this + veryimameva bodykāyaṁ as·placedyathāṭhitaṁ as·directedyathāpaṇihitaṁ by way of elementsdhātuso examinespaccavekkhati:
there is‘atthi in thisimasmiṁ in the bodykāye earth·elementpathavīdhātu water·elementāpodhātu fire·elementtejodhātu air elementvāyodhātū’ti.
as + justSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, cleverdakkho cow·killergoghātako orvā cow·butcher + apprenticegoghātakantevāsī orvā a cowgāviṁ having killedvadhitvā four·great·roadcatumahāpathe piece by piecebilaso apart·dividevibhajitvā down + seatednisinno would beassa;
just + soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this + veryimameva bodykāyaṁ as·placedyathāṭhitaṁ as·directedyathāpaṇihitaṁ by way of elementsdhātuso examinespaccavekkhati:
there is‘atthi in thisimasmiṁ in the bodykāye earth·elementpathavīdhātu water·elementāpodhātu fire·elementtejodhātu air elementvāyodhātū’ti.
of that oneTassa thusevaṁ of the diligent oneappamattassa forth + ardentātāpino of the resolute onepahitattassa of the one dwellingviharato whichye domestic + tiedgehasitā memory·thoughtsarasaṅkappā thosete forth + are abandonedpahīyanti.
of thoseTesaṁ forth + abandoningpahānā internal + justajjhattameva mindcittaṁ together + standssantiṭṭhati together + sitssannisīdati unifiedekodi becomeshoti becomes immersed in samādhisamādhiyati.
thus + alsoEvampi, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu body·gone·mindfulnesskāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu as·justseyyathāpi would seepasseyya a corpsesarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ dead for one dayekāhamataṁ orvā two·day·deaddvīhamataṁ orvā three·day·deadtīhamataṁ orvā bloateduddhumātakaṁ lividvinīlakaṁ festering·becomevipubbakajātaṁ.
heSo this·veryimameva bodykāyaṁ near·together·carryupasaṁharati:
this·also‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo thus·natureevaṁdhammo thus·kindevaṁbhāvī cannot go beyond thatevaṁanatīto’ti.
for himTassa thusevaṁ not·negligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa meditatingviharato thoseye domestic·tied togehasitā memory·thoughtsarasaṅkappā thosete are given uppahīyanti.
from their giving upTesaṁ from giving uppahānā internal·justajjhattameva mindcittaṁ settlessantiṭṭhati becomes stilledsannisīdati one·unifiedekodi becomeshoti becomes immersed in samādhisamādhiyati.
thus·alsoEvampi, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu just as ifseyyathāpi might seepasseyya a corpsesarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ by crowskākehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by hawkskulalehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by vulturesgijjhehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by heronskaṅkehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by houndssunakhehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by tigersbyagghehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by leopardsdīpīhi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by jackalssiṅgālehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by variousvividhehi orvā by many kinds of little creaturespāṇakajātehi being devouredkhajjamānaṁ.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ comparesupasaṁharati:
this too‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo of that same natureevaṁdhammo of that same kindevaṁbhāvī cannot go beyond thatevaṁanatīto’ti.
of thatTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa …pe……pe…
thus tooevampi, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu just asseyyathāpi might seepasseyya a bodysarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ bone·chainaṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ with flesh and bloodsamaṁsalohitaṁ held together by sinewsnhārusambandhaṁ ……pe…
bone·chainaṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ smeared with blood but without fleshnimmaṁsalohitamakkhitaṁ held together by sinewsnhārusambandhaṁ ……pe…
bone·chainaṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ rid of flesh and bloodapagatamaṁsalohitaṁ held together by sinewsnhārusambandhaṁ ……pe…
bonesaṭṭhikāni rid of sinewsapagatasambandhāni scattered in every directiondisāvidisāvikkhittāni in one placeaññena a hand-bonehatthaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a foot-bonepādaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena an ankle bonegopphakaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a shin-bonejaṅghaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a thigh-boneūruṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a hip-bonekaṭiṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a rib-bonephāsukaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a back-bonepiṭṭhiṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a shoulder-bonekhandhaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a neck-bonegīvaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a jaw-bonehanukaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena a toothdantaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena the skullsīsakaṭāhaṁ.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ appliesupasaṁharati:
this too‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo of such a natureevaṁdhammo of such a futureevaṁbhāvī not beyond thatevaṁanatīto’ti.
of thatTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa ……pe…
in this way tooevampi, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu as·justseyyathāpi might seepasseyya a bodysarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ—
bonesaṭṭhikāni whitesetāni shell·color·counterpartsaṅkhavaṇṇapaṭibhāgāni …pe……pe…
bonesaṭṭhikāni pile·madepuñjakitāni beyond a year·year oldterovassikāni …pe……pe…
bonesaṭṭhikāni rottedpūtīni powder·becomecuṇṇakajātāni.
heSo this·veryimameva bodykāyaṁ to·with·bringupasaṁharati:
this too‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo thus·natureevaṁdhammo thus·becomingevaṁbhāvī thus·not·gone beyondevaṁanatīto’ti.
of that oneTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa ……
pe…pe…
thus·tooevampi, O monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi ……pe… firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja dwellsviharati.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ seclusion·bornvivekajena with rapture and blisspītisukhena over·flowabhisandeti around·flowparisandeti around·fillparipūreti spreadsparippharati, for him there is notnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa seclusion·bornvivekajena with rapture and blisspītisukhena not spreadapphuṭaṁ ishoti.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a deftdakkho bathroom attendantnhāpako orvā apprenticenhāpakantevāsī orvā in a bronze dishkaṁsathāle bath powdernhānīyacuṇṇāni having pouredākiritvā with waterudakena little by littleparipphosakaṁ little by littleparipphosakaṁ would kneadsanneyya, thissāyaṁ ball of bath powdernhānīyapiṇḍi soakedsnehānugatā saturatedsnehaparetā spread through inside and outsantarabāhirā spreadphuṭā with moisturesnehena notna andca oozing outpagghariṇī;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ seclusion·bornvivekajena with rapture and blisspītisukhena over·flowabhisandeti around·flowparisandeti around·fillparipūreti spreadsparippharati; for him there is notnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa seclusion·bornvivekajena with rapture and blisspītisukhena not spreadapphuṭaṁ ishoti.
of himTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa ……
…pe…
also in this wayevampi, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

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