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Majjhima Nikāya 10

Satipaṭṭhānasutta

Mindfulness Meditation · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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contemplation of the body: repulsiveness sectionKāyānupassanāpaṭikūlamanasikārapabba

furthermorePuna moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ upuddhaṁ from the soles of the feetpādatalā, downadho from the tips of the hairskesamatthakā, bounded by skintacapariyantaṁ fullpūraṁ of manifoldnānappakārassa impurityasucino examinespaccavekkhati:
'there is‘atthi in thisimasmiṁ bodykāye head hairskesā body hairslomā nailsnakhā teethdantā skintaco fleshmaṁsaṁ sinewsnhāru boneaṭṭhi bone marrowaṭṭhimiñjaṁ kidneyvakkaṁ hearthadayaṁ liveryakanaṁ diaphragmkilomakaṁ spleenpihakaṁ lungspapphāsaṁ intestinesantaṁ mesenteryantaguṇaṁ stomach contentsudariyaṁ feceskarīsaṁ bilepittaṁ phlegmsemhaṁ puspubbo bloodlohitaṁ sweatsedo fatmedo tearsassu greasevasā salivakheḷo snotsiṅghāṇikā synovial fluidlasikā urine' (quote)muttan’ti.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, with openings at both endsubhatomukhā a bagputoḷi fullpūrā of various kindsnānāvihitassa of graindhaññassa, namely—of fine riceseyyathidaṁ—sālīnaṁ of paddyvīhīnaṁ of mung beansmuggānaṁ of peasmāsānaṁ of sesametilānaṁ of husked ricetaṇḍulānaṁ. and thatTamenaṁ with good eyescakkhumā a manpuriso having openedmuñcitvā would examinepaccavekkheyya: 'these‘ime fine ricesālī theseime paddyvīhī theseime mung beansmuggā theseime peasmāsā theseime sesametilā theseime husked rice' (quote)taṇḍulā’ti.
just soEvameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ upuddhaṁ from the soles of the feetpādatalā, downadho from the tips of the hairskesamatthakā, bounded by skintacapariyantaṁ fullpūraṁ of manifoldnānappakārassa impurityasucino examinespaccavekkhati:
'there is‘atthi in thisimasmiṁ bodykāye head hairskesā body hairslomā and so on…pe… urine' (quote)muttan’ti.

thusIti internallyajjhattaṁ orvā in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati and so on…pe…
in this way tooevampi indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati.
the repulsiveness sectionPaṭikūlamanasikārapabbaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ.

contemplation of the body: elements sectionKāyānupassanādhātumanasikārapabba

furthermorePuna moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ however placedyathāṭhitaṁ however disposedyathāpaṇihitaṁ by way of elementsdhātuso examinespaccavekkhati:
'there is‘atthi in thisimasmiṁ bodykāye the earth elementpathavīdhātu the water elementāpodhātu the fire elementtejodhātu the air element' (quote)vāyodhātū’ti.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, skilleddakkho a butchergoghātako orvā a butcher's apprenticegoghātakantevāsī orvā a cowgāviṁ having slaughteredvadhitvā at a crossroadscatumahāpathe into piecesbilaso having dividedvibhajitvā seatednisinno would beassa.
just soEvameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ however placedyathāṭhitaṁ however disposedyathāpaṇihitaṁ by way of elementsdhātuso examinespaccavekkhati:
'there is‘atthi in thisimasmiṁ bodykāye the earth elementpathavīdhātu the water elementāpodhātu the fire elementtejodhātu the air element' (quote)vāyodhātū’ti.

thusIti internallyajjhattaṁ orvā in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati and so on…pe…
in this way tooevampi indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati.
the elements sectionDhātumanasikārapabbaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ.

contemplation of the body: charnel grounds sectionKāyānupassanānavasivathikapabba

furthermorePuna moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu just as ifseyyathāpi should seepasseyya a corpsesarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ one day deadekāhamataṁ orvā two days deaddvīhamataṁ orvā three days deadtīhamataṁ orvā bloateduddhumātakaṁ lividvinīlakaṁ festeringvipubbakajātaṁ.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ comparesupasaṁharati:
'this too‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo of such a natureevaṁdhammo of such a kindevaṁbhāvī not beyond this' (quote)evaṁanatīto’ti.

thusIti internallyajjhattaṁ orvā in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati and so on…pe…
in this way tooevampi indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati.

furthermorePuna moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu just as ifseyyathāpi should 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 dogssunakhehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by tigersbyagghehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by leopardsdīpīhi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by jackalssiṅgālehi orvā being devouredkhajjamānaṁ by variousvividhehi orvā kinds of creaturespāṇakajātehi being devouredkhajjamānaṁ.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ comparesupasaṁharati:
'this too‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo of such a natureevaṁdhammo of such a kindevaṁbhāvī not beyond this' (quote)evaṁanatīto’ti.

thusIti internallyajjhattaṁ orvā in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati and so on…pe…
in this way tooevampi indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati.

furthermorePuna moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu just as ifseyyathāpi should seepasseyya a corpsesarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ a skeletonaṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ with flesh and bloodsamaṁsalohitaṁ bound by sinewsnhārusambandhaṁ and so on…pe…
a skeletonAṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ fleshless, smeared with bloodnimaṁsalohitamakkhitaṁ bound by sinewsnhārusambandhaṁ and so on…pe…
a skeletonAṭṭhikasaṅkhalikaṁ without flesh and bloodapagatamaṁsalohitaṁ bound by sinewsnhārusambandhaṁ and so on…pe…

bonesAṭṭhikāni freed from their connectionsapagatasambandhāni in the directionsdisā in the intermediate directionsvidisā scatteredvikkhittāni, in another 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 tooth bonedantaṭṭhikaṁ in another placeaññena the skullsīsakaṭāhaṁ.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ comparesupasaṁharati:
'this too‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo of such a natureevaṁdhammo of such a kindevaṁbhāvī not beyond this' (quote)evaṁanatīto’ti.

thusIti internallyajjhattaṁ orvā in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati and so on…pe…
in this way tooevampi indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati.

furthermorePuna moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu just as ifseyyathāpi should seepasseyya a corpsesarīraṁ in a charnel groundsivathikāya discardedchaḍḍitaṁ, bonesaṭṭhikāni whitesetāni resembling the color of shellssaṅkhavaṇṇapaṭibhāgāni and so on…pe…

bonesAṭṭhikāni heaped in a pilepuñjakitāni more than a year oldterovassikāni and so on…pe…

bonesAṭṭhikāni rottenpūtīni crumbled to powdercuṇṇakajātāni.
heSo this veryimameva bodykāyaṁ comparesupasaṁharati:
'this too‘ayampi indeedkho bodykāyo of such a natureevaṁdhammo of such a kindevaṁbhāvī not beyond this' (quote)evaṁanatīto’ti.

thusIti internallyajjhattaṁ orvā in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati, externallybahiddhā orvā in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati, internally and externallyajjhattabahiddhā orvā in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati;
observing the nature of arisingsamudayadhammānupassī orvā in the bodykāyasmiṁ meditatesviharati, observing the nature of vanishingvayadhammānupassī orvā in the bodykāyasmiṁ meditatesviharati, observing the nature of arising and vanishingsamudayavayadhammānupassī orvā in the bodykāyasmiṁ meditatesviharati.
'there is‘Atthi a body' (quote)kāyo’ti orvā moreover for thempanassa mindfulnesssati establishedpaccupaṭṭhitā ishoti. just enoughYāvadeva for a measure of knowledgeñāṇamattāya for a measure of mindfulnesspaṭissatimattāya independentanissito andca meditatesviharati, notna andca anythingkiñci in the worldloke graspsupādiyati.
in this way tooEvampi indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu in the bodykāye observing the bodykāyānupassī meditatesviharati.
the charnel grounds sectionNavasivathikapabbaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ.
the fourteen body contemplationsCuddasakāyānupassanā are finishedniṭṭhitā.

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