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AN 5.29PTS AN 3.29Caṅkama1 min read

Walking Meditation

Caṅkamasutta

The benefits of walking meditation.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.29Numbered Discourses 5.29
  • 0.23. Pañcaṅgikavagga3. With Five Factors

0.3CaṅkamasuttaWalking Meditation

1.1PTS 3.30“Pañcime, bhikkhave, caṅkame ānisaṁsā.“Mendicants, there are five benefits of walking meditation.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Addhānakkhamo hoti, padhānakkhamo hoti, appābādho hoti, asitaṁ pītaṁ khāyitaṁ sāyitaṁ sammā pariṇāmaṁ gacchati, caṅkamādhigato samādhi ciraṭṭhitiko hoti.You get fit for traveling, fit for striving in meditation, and healthy. What’s eaten, drunk, chewed, and tasted is properly digested. And immersion gained while walking lasts long.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca caṅkame ānisaṁsā”ti.These are the five benefits of walking meditation.”

1.5Navamaṁ.