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SN 47.39PTS SN 5.1821 min read

Development

Bhāvanāsutta

The development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.39Linked Discourses 47.39
  • 0.24. Ananussutavagga4. Not Learned From Anyone Else

0.3BhāvanāsuttaDevelopment

1.1PTS 5.183“Catunnaṁ, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanaṁ desessāmi.“Mendicants, I will teach you the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.11.2Taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.3Katamā, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanā?And what is the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation?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.

1.8Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanā”ti.This is the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”

1.9Navamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. This “development” Sutta is rather curious, since normally “development” refers to a growth or enhancement beyond the basics, as in SN 47.31:1.3 or the next Sutta.

    ↩ sn47.39:1.1