Kāyagatāsatisutta

Majjhima Nikāya 119

Mindfulness of the Body · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu of placing the mind and keeping it connectedvitakkavicārānaṁ from stillingvūpasamā …pe……pe… seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja dwellsviharati.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ born of immersionsamādhijena with rapture and blisspītisukhena drenchesabhisandeti steepsparisandeti fillsparipūreti spreadsparippharati; for him there is notnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa born of immersionsamādhijena with rapture and blisspītisukhena not spreadapphuṭaṁ ishoti.
it is likeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a lakeudakarahado deepgambhīro fed by spring waterubbhidodako. for thatTassa there would not benevassa on the easternpuratthimāya sidedisāya of waterudakassa an inletāyamukhaṁ notna on the westernpacchimāya sidedisāya of waterudakassa an inletāyamukhaṁ notna on the northernuttarāya sidedisāya of waterudakassa an inletāyamukhaṁ notna on the southerndakkhiṇāya sidedisāya of waterudakassa an inletāyamukhaṁ; the heavensdevo andca notna from timekālena to timekālaṁ properlysammā showersdhāraṁ would not bestowanuppaveccheyya; thenatha indeedkho from that verytamhāva lakeudakarahadā coolsītā stream of watervāridhārā having welled upubbhijjitvā that verytameva lakeudakarahadaṁ with coolsītena watervārinā would drenchabhisandeyya would steepparisandeyya would fillparipūreyya would spreadparipphareyya, for it there is notnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the lakeudakarahadassa with coolsītena watervārinā not spreadapphuṭaṁ would beassa;

just soevameva indeedkho, O monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu just thisimameva bodykāyaṁ born of immersionsamādhijena with rapture and blisspītisukhena drenchesabhisandeti steepsparisandeti fillsparipūreti spreadsparippharati, there is not for himnāssa anykiñci of the entiresabbāvato of the bodykāyassa born of immersionsamādhijena with rapture and blisspītisukhena not spreadapphuṭaṁ ishoti.
of thatTassa thusevaṁ diligentappamattassa …pe……pe…
this tooevampi, O monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu from rapturepītiyā andca from fading awayvirāgā …pe……pe… thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja he dwellsviharati.
heSo this very bodyimameva bodykāyaṁ with bliss free of rapturenippītikena with blisssukhena drenchesabhisandeti steepsparisandeti fillsparipūreti pervadesparippharati, there is not for himnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa with bliss free of rapturenippītikena with blisssukhena not spreadapphuṭaṁ there ishoti.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, in a pool of blue water liliesuppaliniyaṁ orvā in a pool of pink lotusespaduminiyaṁ orvā in a pool of white lotusespuṇḍarīkiniyaṁ orvā someappekaccāni blue water liliesuppalāni orvā pink lotusespadumāni orvā white lotusespuṇḍarīkāni orvā in the waterudake bornjātāni in the waterudake grownsaṁvaḍḍhāni not rising above the waterudakānuggatāni thriving underwaterantonimuggaposīni, thosetāni as far asyāva from the tipcaggā as far asyāva andca from the rootmūlā with coolsītena with watervārinā drenchedabhisannāni steepedparisannāni filledparipūrāni soakedparipphuṭāni, there is not for themnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvataṁ of the blue water liliesuppalānaṁ orvā of the pink lotusespadumānaṁ orvā of the white lotusespuṇḍarīkānaṁ orvā with coolsītena with watervārinā not soakedapphuṭaṁ there would beassa;
in just the same wayevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this very bodyimameva bodykāyaṁ with bliss free of rapturenippītikena with blisssukhena drenchesabhisandeti steepsparisandeti fillsparipūreti pervadesparippharati, there is not for himnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa with bliss free of rapturenippītikena with blisssukhena not spreadapphuṭaṁ there ishoti.
for himTassa thusevaṁ dwelling heedfullyappamattassa …pe……pe…

thus tooevampi, o mendicantsbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu of pleasuresukhassa andca from giving uppahānā …pe……pe… the fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having attainedupasampajja he dwellsviharati.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ with pureparisuddhena with mindcetasā with brightpariyodātena having pervadedpharitvā seatednisinno he ishoti; there is not for himnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa with pureparisuddhena with mindcetasā with brightpariyodātena not pervadedapphuṭaṁ there ishoti.
just as ifSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a personpuriso with whiteodātena with clothvatthena including the headsasīsaṁ having wrappedpārupitvā seatednisinno he would beassa, there is not for himnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa with whiteodātena with clothvatthena not pervadedapphuṭaṁ would beassa;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ with pureparisuddhena with mindcetasā with brightpariyodātena having pervadedpharitvā seatednisinno he ishoti, there is not for himnāssa anykiñci of the wholesabbāvato of the bodykāyassa with pureparisuddhena with mindcetasā with brightpariyodātena not pervadedapphuṭaṁ there ishoti.
for himTassa thusevaṁ for a heedful oneappamattassa for an ardent oneātāpino for a resolute onepahitattassa for one dwellingviharato whichye connected with home lifegehasitā memories and thoughtssarasaṅkappā thosete are given uppahīyanti.
from their giving upTesaṁ from giving uppahānā internally justajjhattameva mindcittaṁ becomes stilledsantiṭṭhati, it settlessannisīdati unifiedekodi it becomeshoti it becomes immersed in samādhisamādhiyati.
in this way tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ he developsbhāveti.

of whoeverYassa anyonekassaci, O monksbhikkhave, mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, includes for himantogadhāvāssa skillfulkusalā qualitiesdhammā whichye anykeci partaking in realizationvijjābhāgiyā.
just asSeyyathāpi, O monksbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa anyonekassaci the great oceanmahāsamuddo with the mindcetasā pervadedphuṭo, includes for himantogadhāvāssa streamskunnadiyo whichyā anykāci going to the oceansamuddaṅgamā;
just soevameva indeedkho, O monksbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa anyonekassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, includes for himantogadhāvāssa skillfulkusalā qualitiesdhammā whichye anykeci partaking in realizationvijjābhāgiyā.

whomeverYassa whoeverkassaci, monksbhikkhave, mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati undevelopedabhāvitā uncultivatedabahulīkatā, getslabhati for himtassa Māramāro an openingotāraṁ, getslabhati for himtassa Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a personpuriso heavygarukaṁ stone ballsilāguḷaṁ at a mound of wet clayallamattikāpuñje would throwpakkhipeyya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, monksbhikkhave,
wouldapi indeednu thattaṁ heavygarukaṁ stone ballsilāguḷaṁ in a mound of wet clayallamattikāpuñje would findlabhetha an entryotāran”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, whomeveryassa whoeverkassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati undevelopedabhāvitā uncultivatedabahulīkatā, getslabhati for himtassa Māramāro an openingotāraṁ, getslabhati for himtassa Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

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