雜阿含經 804: 804. Severing Thoughts
Saṃyukta Āgama (selected sūtras) 804
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804. Severing Thoughts
804.p1
Thus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha was abiding in Śrāvastī, in the Jeta Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park.
804.p2
At that time, the Bhagavān said to the bhikṣus, “You should cultivate mindfulness of breathing. Cultivating mindfulness of breathing, cultivating it assiduously, cuts off thoughts. How is mindfulness of breathing cultivated, cultivated assiduously, to cut off thoughts?
804.p3
“If a bhikṣu depends upon a village or city... as previously stated... up to the skillful training of breathing out, contemplating cessation.
804.p4
“This is called cultivating mindfulness of breathing, cultivating it assiduously, to cut off thoughts.”
804.p5
After the Buddha had spoken this sūtra, the bhikṣus heard what the Buddha had said, and joyfully practiced in accordance.
804.p6
As with cutting off thoughts, it is also such as this for becoming immovable, obtaining great fruit and great benefit, and also so for obtaining the nectar of immortality, the ultimate nectar of immortality, and for obtaining the two fruits, four fruits, and seven fruits. Each sūtra is spoken just as the previous one.