Bhāvanā Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][bodh] Evam me sutaṃ:|| ||

2. Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Catunnaṃ bhikkhave, sati-paṭṭhānānaṃ bhāvanaṃ desissāmi.|| ||

Taṃ suṇātha.|| ||

Katamā ca bhikkhave, catunnaṃ sati-paṭṭhānānaṃ bhāvanā?|| ||

Idha bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāy'ānupassī viharati||
ātāpī sampajāno satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṃ.|| ||

Vedanāsu vedan'ānupassī viharati||
ātāpī sampajāno satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṃ.|| ||

Citte citt'ānupassī viharati||
ātāpī sampajāno satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṃ.|| ||

Dhammesu Dhamm'ānupassī viharati||
[183] ātāpī sampajāno satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṃ.|| ||

Ayaṃ kho bhikkhave, catunnaṃ sati-paṭṭhānānaṃ bhāvanā" ti.|| ||