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AN 10.49PTS AN 5.88Sarīraṭṭha1 min read

Existing Because of the Body

Sarīraṭṭhadhammasutta

Ten things that depend on the body.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.49Numbered Discourses 10.49
  • 0.25. Akkosavagga5. Abuse

0.3SarīraṭṭhadhammasuttaExisting Because of the Body

1.1“Dasayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sarīraṭṭhā.“Mendicants, these ten things exist because of the body.1.2Katame dasa?What ten?1.3Sītaṁ, uṇhaṁ, jighacchā, pipāsā, uccāro, passāvo, kāyasaṁvaro, vacīsaṁvaro, ājīvasaṁvaro, ponobhaviko bhavasaṅkhāro—Cold, heat, hunger, thirst, feces, urine, restraint of body, speech, and livelihood, and the will to live that leads to future lives.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa dhammā sarīraṭṭhā”ti.These ten things exist because of the body.”

1.5Navamaṁ.