Kāyagatāsatisutta

Majjhima Nikāya 119

Mindfulness of the Body · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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body·goneKāyagatāya, monksbhikkhave, with mindfulnesssatiyā toward·practicedāsevitāya when developedbhāvitāya abundant·madebahulīkatāya vehicle·madeyānīkatāya basis·madevatthukatāya along·stoodanuṭṭhitāya when consolidatedparicitāya well·undertakensusamāraddhāya ten·benefitdasānisaṁsā are to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhā.

You can expect ten benefits when mindfulness of the body has been cultivated, developed, and practiced, made a vehicle and a basis, kept up, consolidated, and properly implemented.

discontent·delight·enduringAratiratisaho ishoti, notna andca thattaṁ discontentarati overcomessahati, arisenuppannaṁ discontentaratiṁ having masteredabhibhuyya livesviharati.

They prevail over desire and discontent, and live having mastered desire and discontent whenever they arose.

fear·dread·prevailerBhayabheravasaho ishoti, notna andca thattaṁ fear·dreadbhayabheravaṁ prevail oversahati, arisenuppannaṁ fear·dreadbhayabheravaṁ having masteredabhibhuyya liveviharati.

They prevail over fear and dread, and live having mastered fear and dread whenever they arose.

patientKhamo he ishoti of coldsītassa of heatuṇhassa of hungerjighacchāya of thirstpipāsāya of the touch of flies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and reptilesḍaṁsamakasavātātapasarīsapasamphassānaṁ of rudeduruttānaṁ of unwelcomedurāgatānaṁ of criticismsvacanapathānaṁ, of arisenuppannānaṁ of bodilysārīrikānaṁ of feelingsvedanānaṁ of painfuldukkhānaṁ of sharptibbānaṁ of severekharānaṁ of acutekaṭukānaṁ of unpleasantasātānaṁ of disagreeableamanāpānaṁ of life-threateningpāṇaharānaṁ he has a character of enduringadhivāsakajātiko he ishoti.

They endure cold, heat, hunger, and thirst; the touch of flies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and reptiles; rude and unwelcome criticism; and put up with physical pain—sharp, severe, acute, unpleasant, disagreeable, and life-threatening.

of fourCatunnaṁ of absorptionsjhānānaṁ of the higher mindābhicetasikānaṁ seen·dhamma·bliss·dwellingdiṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ desire·obtainernikāmalābhī arehoti not·trouble·obtainerakicchalābhī not·difficulty·obtainerakasiralābhī.

They get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mind—when they want, without trouble or difficulty.

heSo many·varietyanekavihitaṁ psychic power·kindiddhividhaṁ back·to·along·experiencepaccānubhoti. one·alsoEkopi having beenhutvā manifoldbahudhā they becomehoti, manifold·alsobahudhāpi having beenhutvā oneeko they becomehoti, appearanceāvibhāvaṁ …pe……pe… as far asyāva divinity·realm·alsobrahmalokāpi with the bodykāyena controlvasaṁ they wieldvatteti.

They wield the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again … They control the body as far as the realm of divinity.

with divineDibbāya ear·elementsotadhātuyā thoroughly·purevisuddhāya surpassing·humanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde hearssuṇāti divinedibbe andca humanmānuse andca, whichye fardūre nearsantike andca …pe……pe….

With clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far. …

They understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with their own mind. …

heSo many·arrangedanekavihitaṁ before·dwellingpubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati, namely + one + evenseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ twodvepi birthsjātiyo …pe……pe… thusiti with featuressākāraṁ with·detailsauddesaṁ many·arrangedanekavihitaṁ before·dwellingpubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati.

They recollect many kinds of past lives, with features and details.

with divineDibbena with eyecakkhunā with purifiedvisuddhena surpassing·humanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte they seepassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe ugly,dubbaṇṇe, in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate according·deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte they understand.pajānāti.

With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds.

of the defilementsĀsavānaṁ due to the endingkhayā not·defilementanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ seen + verydiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme with their own insightsayaṁ direct·knowledgeabhiññā with one's own eyes·realizesacchikatvā near·enterupasampajja they live.viharati.

They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.

directed to the bodyKāyagatāya, o mendicantsbhikkhave, of mindfulnesssatiyā cultivatedāsevitāya developedbhāvitāya practicedbahulīkatāya made a vehicleyānīkatāya made a basisvatthukatāya kept upanuṭṭhitāya consolidatedparicitāya properly implementedsusamāraddhāya theseime ten benefitsdasānisaṁsā are to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhā”ti.
this he saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato the speechbhāsitaṁ they approvedabhinandunti.
the discourse on mindfulness directed to the bodyKāyagatāsatisuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the ninthnavamaṁ.

You can expect these ten benefits when mindfulness of the body has been cultivated, developed, and practiced, made a vehicle and a basis, kept up, consolidated, and properly implemented.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

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