Aṇguttara Nikāya
IX. Navaka Nipāta
VII. Satipaṭṭhāna Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
IX. The Book of the Nines
Chapter VII: The Arisings of Mindfulness
Sutta 63
Sikkhā-Dubbalya Satipaṭṭhāna Suttaṃ
The Training
Translated from the Pali by E.M. Hare.
Copyright The Pali Text Society
Commercial Rights Reserved
For details see Terms of Use.
Once the Exalted One was dwelling near Savatthī, at Jeta Grove,
in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.
There he addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," they replied;
and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, there are these five which are a source of weakness to training.
What five?
Taking life;
taking what is not given;
lustful, evil practices;
lying;
and indulging in spirituous liquors,
which cause idleness.
Monks, these are the five which are a source of weakness to training.
§
Throughout this chapter Hare has this as "When these five ... then;" but it should be "To let go of these five ... the four should be made to become." Some of the preceding clauses cannot be let go prior to establishing the Satipaṭṭhānas.
— p.p.
[300] Monks, when these five sources of weakness to training
are put away,
four arisings of mindfulness[1]
should be made to become.
What four?
Monks, herein a monk abides
contemplating the body as body,
strenuous,
mindful
and self-possessed,
having overcome both the hankering and discontent
common in the world.
■
He abides contemplating the feelings
as feelings
strenuous,
mindful
and self-possessed,
having overcome both the hankering and discontent
common in the world.
■
He abides contemplating the mind
as mind
strenuous,
mindful
and self-possessed,
having overcome both the hankering and discontent
common in the world.
■
He abides contemplating ideas
as ideas
strenuous,
mindful
and self-possessed,
having overcome both the hankering and discontent
common in the world.
■
Monks, when these five sources of weakness to training are put away,
these four arisings of mindfulness should be made to become."
[1] See Dial. ii, 322 ff.; iii, 215; K.S. v, 119 ff..
