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Perceptions (1st)

Paṭhamasaññāsutta

Five meditations are very beneficial.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.61Numbered Discourses 5.61
  • 0.27. Saññāvagga7. Perceptions

0.3PaṭhamasaññāsuttaPerceptions (1st)

1.1“Pañcimā, bhikkhave, saññā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā.“Mendicants, these five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are very fruitful and beneficial. They have freedom from death as their objective and culmination.1.2Katamā pañca?What five?1.3Asubhasaññā, maraṇasaññā, ādīnavasaññā, āhāre paṭikūlasaññā, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññā—The perceptions of ugliness, death, drawbacks, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world.1.4imā kho, bhikkhave, pañca saññā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā”ti.These five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are very fruitful and beneficial. They have freedom from death as their objective and culmination.”

1.5Paṭhamaṁ.