Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN45: Connected Discourses on the Path

SN45:28 Concentration

1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, I will teach you noble right concentration with its supports and its accessories. [n.26] Sa-upanisāṁ saparikkhāraṁ. For a fuller analysis, see MN117. The definition of noble right concentration just below rests on the conception of the mind as a constellation of mental factors each performing its own distinct function in coordination with the others. Listen to that …

"And what, bhikkhus, is noble right concentration with its supports and its accessories? There are: right view … right mindfulness. The one-pointedness of mind equipped with these seven factors is called noble right concentration ‘with its supports,’ and also ‘with its accessories.’"

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. "Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, sammāsamādhiṁ desessāmi saupanisaṁ saparikkhāraṁ. Taṁ suṇātha.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso saparikkhāro? Seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsati. Yā kho, bhikkhave, imehi sattahaṅgehi cittassa ekaggatā saparikkhāratā – ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso itipi saparikkhāro itipī"ti.


Aṭṭhamaṁ.

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