1.1Sāketanidānaṁ.At Sāketa.1.2Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavoca:Sāriputta said to Anuruddha:

1.3“katamesaṁ āyasmā anuruddho dhammānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā mahābhiññataṁ patto”ti?“What things has Venerable Anuruddha developed and cultivated to attain great direct knowledge?”

1.4“Catunnaṁ khvāhaṁ, āvuso, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā mahābhiññataṁ patto.“Reverend, I attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.1.5Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?What four?1.6Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, kāye kāyānupassī viharāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;I meditate observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.1.7vedanāsu …pe…I meditate observing an aspect of feelings …1.8citte …pe…mind …1.9dhammesu dhammānupassī viharāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ—principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.1.10imesaṁ khvāhaṁ, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā mahābhiññataṁ patto.I attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

1.11Imesañca panāhaṁ, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā sahassaṁ lokaṁ abhijānāmī”ti.And it’s because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I directly know the thousandfold galaxy.”

1.12Chaṭṭhaṁ.