Saṁyutta Nikāya 52.5
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 52.5
1. Rahogatavagga
1. In Private
Dutiyakaṇḍakīsutta
At Thorny Wood (2nd)
Sāketanidānaṁ.
At Sāketa.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavoca:
Sāriputta said to Anuruddha:
“asekhenāvuso anuruddha, bhikkhunā katame dhammā upasampajja vihātabbā”ti?
“Reverend Anuruddha, what things should a mendicant who is an adept enter and remain in?”
“Asekhenāvuso sāriputta, bhikkhunā cattāro satipaṭṭhānā upasampajja vihātabbā.
“Reverend Sāriputta, a mendicant who is an adept should enter and remain in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
Katame cattāro?
What four?
Idhāvuso, 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.
vedanāsu …pe…
They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …
citte …pe…
mind …
dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ—
principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
asekhenāvuso sāriputta, bhikkhunā ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā upasampajja vihātabbā”ti.
A mendicant who is an adept should enter and remain in these four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”
Pañcamaṁ.