Satipaṭṭhānasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 10

Mindfulness Meditation · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Iti ajjhattaṁ vā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati, bahiddhā vā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati, ajjhattabahiddhā vā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati;
samudayadhammānupassī vā dhammesu viharati, vayadhammānupassī vā dhammesu viharati, samudayavayadhammānupassī vā dhammesu viharati.
‘Atthi dhammā’ti vā panassa sati paccupaṭṭhitā hoti. Yāvadeva ñāṇamattāya paṭissatimattāya anissito ca viharati, na ca kiñci loke upādiyati.
Evampi kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati catūsu ariyasaccesu.
Saccapabbaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
Dhammānupassanā niṭṭhitā.

And so they meditate observing an aspect of principles internally, externally, and both internally and externally. They meditate observing, with respect to the principles, the liability to originate, to vanish, and to originate and vanish. Or mindfulness is established that principles exist, to the extent necessary for knowledge and mindfulness. They meditate independent, not grasping at anything in the world. That’s how a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of principles with respect to the four noble truths.

Yo hi koci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne evaṁ bhāveyya satta vassāni, tassa dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ
diṭṭheva dhamme aññā; sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā.
Tiṭṭhantu, bhikkhave, satta vassāni.
Yo hi koci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne evaṁ bhāveyya cha vassāni …pe…
pañca vassāni …
cattāri vassāni …
tīṇi vassāni …
dve vassāni …
ekaṁ vassaṁ …
tiṭṭhatu, bhikkhave, ekaṁ vassaṁ.
Yo hi koci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne evaṁ bhāveyya satta māsāni, tassa dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ
diṭṭheva dhamme aññā; sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā.
Tiṭṭhantu, bhikkhave, satta māsāni.
Yo hi koci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne evaṁ bhāveyya cha māsāni …pe…
pañca māsāni …
cattāri māsāni …
tīṇi māsāni …
dve māsāni …
ekaṁ māsaṁ …
aḍḍhamāsaṁ …
tiṭṭhatu, bhikkhave, aḍḍhamāso.
Yo hi koci, bhikkhave, ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne evaṁ bhāveyya sattāhaṁ, tassa dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ
diṭṭheva dhamme aññā sati vā upādisese anāgāmitāti.

Anyone who develops these four kinds of mindfulness meditation in this way for seven years can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return. Let alone seven years, anyone who develops these four kinds of mindfulness meditation in this way for six years … five years … four years … three years … two years … one year … seven months … six months … five months … four months … three months … two months … one month … a fortnight … Let alone a fortnight, anyone who develops these four kinds of mindfulness meditation in this way for seven days can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.

‘Ekāyano ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo sattānaṁ visuddhiyā sokaparidevānaṁ samatikkamāya dukkhadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamāya ñāyassa adhigamāya nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya yadidaṁ cattāro satipaṭṭhānā’ti.
Iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttan”ti.
Idamavoca bhagavā.
Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.
Satipaṭṭhānasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dasamaṁ.
Mūlapariyāyavaggo niṭṭhito paṭhamo.

‘The four kinds of mindfulness meditation are the path to convergence. They are in order to purify sentient beings, to get past sorrow and crying, to make an end of pain and sadness, to discover the system, and to realize extinguishment.’ That’s what I said, and this is why I said it.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

Tassuddānaṁ
Mūlasusaṁvaradhammadāyādā,
Bheravānaṅgaṇākaṅkheyyavatthaṁ;
Sallekhasammādiṭṭhisatipaṭṭhaṁ,
Vaggavaro asamo susamatto.

The summary: the Root, Restraint, Heirs in the Teaching, Fear and Dread, Unblemished, One Might Wish, and the Cloth; Self-Effacement, Right View, and Mindfulness Meditation — an excellent chapter, unequaled, well completed.

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