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SN 47.24PTS SN 5.1731 min read

Plain Version

Suddhasutta

A simple teaching on the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.24Linked Discourses 47.24
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0.3SuddhasuttaPlain Version

1.1PTS 5.174Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Cattārome, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhānā.“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of mindfulness meditation.1.3Katame cattāro?What four?1.4Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.1.5vedanāsu …pe…They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …1.6citte …pe…mind …1.7dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

1.8Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro satipaṭṭhānā”ti.These are the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”

1.9Catutthaṁ.