Asubhakammaṭṭhānaniddeso Foulness as a Meditation Subject

Uddhumātakādipadatthavaṇṇanā [General Definitions]

Gacchantena ca saṅghattherassa vā aññatarassa vā abhiññātassa bhikkhuno kathetvā gantabbaṃ. And when he goes, he should do so only after he has spoken to the senior elder of the Community or to some well-known bhikkhu.

Idāni ‘‘so taṃ nimittaṃ suggahitaṃ karotī’’tiādīsu ayaṃ vinicchayakathā – Now, as to the words, *he sees that the sign is properly apprehended*, etc., the explanation is this.

Ito paresu pana vinīlakādīsupi As regards the livid and the rest:

Taṃ pana vaṇṇato setanti olokentassa na upaṭṭhāti, But if he looks at it, [apprehending it only] by its colour as white, it does not appear to him [with its individual essence as repulsive],

Pakiṇṇakakathā [General]

Dasavidhampi cetaṃ asubhaṃ lakkhaṇato ekameva hoti. This foulness, while of ten kinds, has only one characteristic.