1.1“Ānāpānassati, bhikkhave, bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā.“Mendicants, when mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial.1.2Kathaṁ bhāvitā ca, bhikkhave, ānāpānassati kathaṁ bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā?And how is mindfulness of breathing developed and cultivated to be very fruitful and beneficial?

1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu araññagato vā rukkhamūlagato vā suññāgāragato vā nisīdati pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.It’s when a mendicant—gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut—sits down cross-legged, sets their body straight, and brings mindfulness to the present.

1.4So satova assasati, satova passasati …pe…Just mindful, they breathe in. Mindful, they breathe out. …

1.5‘paṭinissaggānupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘paṭinissaggānupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing letting go.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing letting go.’

1.6Evaṁ bhāvitā kho, bhikkhave, ānāpānassati evaṁ bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā.Mindfulness of breathing, when developed and cultivated in this way, is very fruitful and beneficial.

2.1Evaṁ bhāvitāya kho, bhikkhave, ānāpānassatiyā evaṁ bahulīkatāya satta phalā sattānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā.When mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated in this way you can expect seven fruits and benefits.2.2Katame satta phalā sattānisaṁsā?What seven?2.3Diṭṭheva dhamme paṭikacca aññaṁ ārādheti;You attain enlightenment early on in this very life.2.4no ce diṭṭheva dhamme paṭikacca aññaṁ ārādheti.2.5Atha maraṇakāle aññaṁ ārādheti;If not, you attain enlightenment at the time of death.2.6no ce diṭṭheva dhamme paṭikacca aññaṁ ārādheti, no ce maraṇakāle aññaṁ ārādheti.2.7Atha pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā antarāparinibbāyī hoti …If not, with the ending of the five lower fetters you’re extinguished in between one life and the next …2.8upahaccaparinibbāyī hoti …you’re extinguished upon landing …2.9asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti …you’re extinguished without extra effort …2.10sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti …you’re extinguished with extra effort …2.11uddhaṁsoto hoti akaniṭṭhagāmī—you head upstream, going to the Akaniṭṭha realm …2.12evaṁ bhāvitāya kho, bhikkhave, ānāpānassatiyā evaṁ bahulīkatāya ime satta phalā sattānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.When mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated in this way you can expect these seven fruits and benefits.”

2.13Pañcamaṁ.