Kāyagatāsatisutta

Majjhima Nikāya 119

Mindfulness of the Body · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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as·justSeyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, dried upsukkhaṁ logkaṭṭhaṁ witheredkoḷāpaṁ;
thenatha a personpuriso toward·goāgaccheyya upper·fire-stickuttarāraṇiṁ toward·takenādāya:
fire‘aggiṁ forth·produceabhinibbattessāmi, heattejo I will make manifestpātukarissāmī’ti.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
surelyapi thennu thatso personpuriso thatamuṁ dried upsukkhaṁ logkaṭṭhaṁ witheredkoḷāpaṁ upper·fire-stickuttarāraṇiṁ toward·takenādāya forth·drillingabhimanthento fireaggiṁ forth·produceabhinibbatteyya, heattejo would make manifestpātukareyyā”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa whosoeverkassaci body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati un·developedabhāvitā un·cultivatedabahulīkatā, findslabhati of himtassa Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, findslabhati of himtassa Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

just asSeyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, water·jarudakamaṇiko emptyritto hollowtuccho on a standādhāre was placedṭhapito;
thenatha a personpuriso would comeāgaccheyya water·loadudakabhāraṁ having takenādāya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
couldapi indeednu thatso personpuriso could getlabhetha of waterudakassa a pouringnikkhepanan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa anykassaci body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati has not developedabhāvitā has not cultivatedabahulīkatā, findslabhati histassa Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, getslabhati histassa Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

whomeverYassa anyonekassaci, monksbhikkhave, mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā abundant·makebahulīkatā, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro in·supportārammaṇaṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a personpuriso lightlahukaṁ string·ballsuttaguḷaṁ all·hardwood·made ofsabbasāramaye door·panelaggaḷaphalake into·throwpakkhipeyya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, monksbhikkhave,
wouldapi indeednu thatso personpuriso thattaṁ lightlahukaṁ string·ballsuttaguḷaṁ all·hardwood·made ofsabbasāramaye door·panelaggaḷaphalake would findlabhetha an entry?”otāran”ti?
“No“No indeed + thishetaṁ, sir”.bhante”.
“In the same way“Evameva indeed,kho, monks,bhikkhave, whomeveryassa anyonekassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā abundant·makebahulīkatā, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro in·supportārammaṇaṁ.

just asSeyyathāpi, O mendicantsbhikkhave, greenallaṁ logkaṭṭhaṁ sappysasnehaṁ;
thenatha a personpuriso toward·goāgaccheyya a drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ takingādāya:
fire‘aggiṁ I will produceabhinibbattessāmi, heattejo I will manifestpātukarissāmī’ti.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, O mendicantsbhikkhave,
thenapi nownu thatso personpuriso thatamuṁ greenallaṁ logkaṭṭhaṁ sappysasnehaṁ drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ takingādāya against·drillabhimanthento fireaggiṁ could produceabhinibbatteyya, heattejo could manifestpātukareyyā”ti?
no“No indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, O mendicantsbhikkhave, whoeveryassa anyonekassaci body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

just-as·tooSeyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, water·jarudakamaṇiko fullpūro of waterudakassa even·brimsamatittiko crow·drinkablekākapeyyo on a standādhāre was placedṭhapito;
thenatha a personpuriso toward·goāgaccheyya water·loadudakabhāraṁ toward·takenādāya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
wouldapi thennu thatso personpuriso getlabhetha of waterudakassa a pouringnikkhepanan”ti?
no“No indeed·thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa any·everkassaci body·gone-to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati has developedbhāvitā abundant·madebahulīkatā, notna for himtassa getslabhati Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, notna for himtassa getslabhati Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

whoeverYassa anyonekassaci, monksbhikkhave, mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, heso whateveryassa whateveryassa insight·realizableabhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa thingdhammassa mindcittaṁ extendsabhininnāmeti insight·realizingabhiññāsacchikiriyāya, theretatra right theretatreva capability as witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ attainspāpuṇāti beingsati within rangesatiāyatane.
supposeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, water·jarudakamaṇiko fullpūro of waterudakassa brimfulsamatittiko crow·drinkablekākapeyyo on a standādhāre placedṭhapito.
it + itTamenaṁ strongbalavā manpuriso from whereveryato from whereveryato might tiltāviñcheyya, would comeāgaccheyya waterudakan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
so·just“Evameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, whoeveryassa anyonekassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā heso, whateveryassa whateveryassa insight·realizableabhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa thingdhammassa mindcittaṁ extendsabhininnāmeti insight·realizingabhiññāsacchikiriyāya, theretatra right theretatreva capability as witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ attainspāpuṇāti beingsati within rangesatiāyatane.

just as·indeedSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, on levelsame ground·partbhūmibhāge four·corneredcaturassā a lotus pondpokkharaṇī there wasassa wall·boundāḷibandhā fullpūrā of waterudakassa even·brimsamatittikā crow·drinkablekākapeyyā.
that·thisTamenaṁ a strongbalavā manpuriso from whicheveryato sideyato the wallāḷiṁ were to openmuñceyya would comeāgaccheyya water·quotation markerudakan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa of whoever·anykassaci body·gone·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, heso whateveryassa whateveryassa insight·to be realizedabhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa thingdhammassa the mindcittaṁ towards·down·bendsabhininnāmeti insight·realizationabhiññāsacchikiriyāya, theretatra right theretatreva witness·capabilitysakkhibhabbataṁ attainspāpuṇāti beingsati mindfulness·rangesatiāyatane.

just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, on level groundsubhūmiyaṁ at a crossroadscatumahāpathe a chariot of thoroughbredsājaññaratho harnessedyutto stoodassa standingṭhito with goad readyodhastapatodo;
thattamenaṁ a deftdakkho horse traineryoggācariyo master charioteerassadammasārathi having mountedabhiruhitvā with leftvāmena with handhatthena the reinsrasmiyo having takengahetvā with rightdakkhiṇena with handhatthena the goadpatodaṁ having takengahetvā wherever he wishesyenicchakaṁ whenever he wishesyadicchakaṁ he might drive outsāreyyāpi he might drive backpaccāsāreyyāpi;
just soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of whateveryassa of anyonekassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, heso of whateveryassa of whateveryassa to be realized by insightabhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa of dhammadhammassa the mindcittaṁ he extendsabhininnāmeti for realization by insightabhiññāsacchikiriyāya, theretatra right theretatreva capability as a witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ he attainspāpuṇāti there beingsati within rangesatiāyatane.

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