Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN52: Connected Discourses with Anuruddha

SN52:5 The Thornbush Grove (2)

1At Saketa. Sitting to one side the Venerable Sāriputta said to the Venerable Anuruddha:

"Friend Anuruddha, what are the things that a bhikkhu who is beyond training should enter and dwell in?"

"Friend, Sāriputta, a bhikkhu who is beyond training should enter and dwell in the four establishments of mindfulness. What four? Here, friend, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body … feelings in feelings … mind in mind … phenomena in phenomena, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world. A bhikkhu who is beyond training should enter and dwell in these four establishments of mindfulness."

1Sāketanidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavoca:

"Asekhenāvuso anuruddha, bhikkhunā katame dhammā upasampajja vihātabbā"ti?

"Asekhenāvuso sāriputta, bhikkhunā cattāro satipaṭṭhānā upasampajja vihātabbā. Katame cattāro? Idhāvuso, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī vihārati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; vedanāsu … pe … citte … pe … dhammesu dhammānupassī vihārati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ – asekhenāvuso sāriputta, bhikkhunā ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā upasampajja vihātabbā"ti.


Pañcamaṁ.

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