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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.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, cleverdakkho butchergoghātako orvā butcher's apprenticegoghātakantevāsī orvā a cowgāviṁ having killedvadhitvā at the crossroadscatumahāpathe piece by piecebilaso having dividedvibhajitvā 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 of the ardent oneātāpino of the resolute onepahitattassa of the one dwellingviharato whichye tied to domestic lifegehasitā memories and thoughtssarasaṅkappā thosete are given uppahīyanti.
of thoseTesaṁ through the abandoningpahānā internally justajjhattameva mindcittaṁ becomes stillsantiṭṭhati settlessannisīdati unifiedekodi becomeshoti becomes immersed in samādhisamādhiyati.
also thusEvampi, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu just as ifseyyathāpi would seepasseyya a corpsesarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ dead for one dayekāhamataṁ orvā dead for two daysdvīhamataṁ orvā dead for three daystīhamataṁ orvā bloateduddhumātakaṁ lividvinīlakaṁ festeringvipubbakajātaṁ.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ comparesupasaṁharati:
this‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo of this natureevaṁdhammo of this kindevaṁbhāvī cannot go beyond thatevaṁanatīto’ti.
for himTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa meditatingviharato thoseye tied to domestic lifegehasitā memories and thoughtssarasaṅkappā thosete are given uppahīyanti.
from their giving upTesaṁ from giving uppahānā internallyajjhattameva mindcittaṁ settlessantiṭṭhati becomes stilledsannisīdati unifiesekodi becomeshoti becomes immersed in samādhisamādhiyati.
and soEvampi, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ 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 a skeletonaṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ with flesh and bloodsamaṁsalohitaṁ held together by sinewsnhārusambandhaṁ ……pe…
a skeletonaṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ smeared with blood but without fleshnimmaṁsalohitamakkhitaṁ held together by sinewsnhārusambandhaṁ ……pe…
a skeletonaṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ 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 furthermorecaparaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu just as ifseyyathāpi might seepasseyya a bodysarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ—
bonesaṭṭhikāni whitesetāni like the color of shellssaṅkhavaṇṇapaṭibhāgāni …pe……pe…
bonesaṭṭhikāni heaped in a pilepuñjakitāni more than a year oldterovassikāni …pe……pe…
bonesaṭṭhikāni rottedpūtīni crumbled to powdercuṇṇakajātāni.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ comparesupasaṁharati:
this too‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo of this same natureevaṁdhammo of this same kindevaṁbhāvī cannot go beyond thatevaṁanatīto’ti.
of that oneTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa ……
pe…pe…
thus tooevampi, O monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi ……pe… firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja dwellsviharati.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ born of seclusionvivekajena with rapture and blisspītisukhena drenchesabhisandeti steepsparisandeti fillsparipūreti spreadsparippharati, for him there is notnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa born of seclusionvivekajena 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 born of seclusionvivekajena with rapture and blisspītisukhena drenchesabhisandeti steepsparisandeti fillsparipūreti spreadsparippharati; for him there is notnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa born of seclusionvivekajena 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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