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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 47.1 Linked Discourses 47.1
1. AmbapÄlivagga 1. In AmbapÄlÄ«ās Mango Grove
AmbapÄlisutta In AmbapÄlÄ«ās Mango Grove
Evaį¹ me sutaį¹āSo I have heard.
ekaį¹ samayaį¹ bhagavÄ vesÄliyaį¹ viharati ambapÄlivane. At one time the Buddha was staying near VesÄlÄ«, in AmbapÄlÄ«ās Mango Grove.
Tatra kho bhagavÄ bhikkhÅ« Ämantesi: There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
ābhikkhavoāti. āMendicants!ā
āBhadanteāti te bhikkhÅ« bhagavato paccassosuį¹. āVenerable sir,ā they replied.
BhagavÄ etadavoca: The Buddha said this:
āEkÄyanvÄyaį¹, bhikkhave, maggo sattÄnaį¹ visuddhiyÄ sokaparidevÄnaį¹ samatikkamÄya dukkhadomanassÄnaį¹ atthaį¹
gamÄya ƱÄyassa adhigamÄya nibbÄnassa sacchikiriyÄya, yadidaį¹ācattÄro satipaį¹į¹hÄnÄ. āMendicants, the four kinds of mindfulness meditation are the path to convergence. They are in order to purify sentient beings, to get past sorrow and crying, to make an end of pain and sadness, to discover the system, and to realize extinguishment.
Katame cattÄro? What four?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kÄye kÄyÄnupassÄ« viharati ÄtÄpÄ« sampajÄno satimÄ, vineyya loke abhijjhÄdomanassaį¹; Itās when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the bodyākeen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
vedanÄsu vedanÄnupassÄ« viharati ÄtÄpÄ« sampajÄno satimÄ, vineyya loke abhijjhÄdomanassaį¹; They meditate observing an aspect of feelingsākeen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
citte cittÄnupassÄ« viharati ÄtÄpÄ« sampajÄno satimÄ, vineyya loke abhijjhÄdomanassaį¹; They meditate observing an aspect of the mindākeen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
dhammesu dhammÄnupassÄ« viharati ÄtÄpÄ« sampajÄno satimÄ, vineyya loke abhijjhÄdomanassaį¹. They meditate observing an aspect of principlesākeen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
EkÄyanvÄyaį¹, bhikkhave, maggo sattÄnaį¹ visuddhiyÄ sokaparidevÄnaį¹ samatikkamÄya dukkhadomanassÄnaį¹ atthaį¹
gamÄya ƱÄyassa adhigamÄya nibbÄnassa sacchikiriyÄya, yadidaį¹ācattÄro satipaį¹į¹hÄnÄāti. The four kinds of mindfulness meditation are the path to convergence. They are in order to purify sentient beings, to get past sorrow and crying, to make an end of pain and sadness, to discover the system, and to realize extinguishment.ā
Idamavoca bhagavÄ. That is what the Buddha said.
AttamanÄ te bhikkhÅ« bhagavato bhÄsitaį¹ abhinandunti. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.
Paį¹hamaį¹.