Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 12.1.12

12.1.12

「復次，比丘！觀死屍，或噉半散落在地，臭處不淨。復自觀身與彼無異，吾身不離此法。復次，觀死屍，肉已盡，唯有骨在，血所塗染。復以此身觀彼身亦無有異。如是，比丘觀此身。復次，比丘！觀死屍筋纏束薪，復自觀身與彼無異。如是，比丘觀此身。

“Furthermore, a monk contemplates a corpse. Perhaps it’s half-eaten or scattered on the ground, being putrid and impure. Again, he contemplates his own body as being no different than that: ‘My body will not escape this fate.’

“Furthermore, he contemplates a corpse. It’s only bones, all the flesh is gone, and it’s smeared with blood. Again, he contemplates this body as being no different than that. A monk contemplates this body in this way.

“Furthermore, a monk contemplates a corpse as a bundle of wood wrapped in sinews. Again, he contemplates his own body as being no different than that. A monk contemplates this body in this way.