Dighanikaya 22.373_46

22.373_46

‘‘Tayo satipaṭṭhānā yadariyo sevati, yadariyo sevamāno satthā gaṇamanusāsituṃ arahatī’’ti (ma. ni. 3.311) ettha tidhā paṭipannesu sāvakesu satthuno paṭighānunayavītivattatā ‘‘satipaṭṭhāna’’nti vuttā. Tassattho – paṭṭhapetabbato paṭṭhānaṃ, pavattayitabbatoti attho. Kena paṭṭhapetabbatoti? Satiyā. Satiyā paṭṭhānaṃ satipaṭṭhānaṃ. ‘‘Cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvitā bahulīkatā satta sambojjhaṅge paripūrentī’’tiādīsu (ma. ni. 3.147) pana satiyeva ‘‘satipaṭṭhānaṃ’’ti vuccati. Tassattho – paṭṭhātīti paṭṭhānaṃ, upaṭṭhāti okkanditvā pakkhanditvā pattharitvā pavattatīti attho. Satiyeva satipaṭṭhānaṃ. Atha vā saraṇaṭṭhena sati, upaṭṭhānaṭṭhena paṭṭhānaṃ. Iti sati ca sā paṭṭhānaṃ cātipi satipaṭṭhānaṃ. Idamidhādhippetaṃ.

In: 'There are three establishments of mindfulness which the noble one cultivates, cultivating which the Teacher is worthy to instruct a group' (Ma. Ni. 3.311), here the Teacher's freedom from aversion and attraction toward disciples practicing in threefold ways is called 'establishment of mindfulness.' Its meaning is: because it is to be established (paṭṭhapetabbato), it is an establishment (paṭṭhāna), meaning because it is to be set rolling. Established by what? By mindfulness. An establishment through mindfulness is 'satipaṭṭhāna.' But in such passages as: 'The four establishments of mindfulness, when developed and cultivated, fulfill the seven factors of awakening' (Ma. Ni. 3.147), mindfulness itself is called 'establishment of mindfulness.' Its meaning is: it establishes itself, thus it is an establishment; it stands present, descending into, leaping forward into, spreading out and operating, is the meaning. Mindfulness itself is an establishment of mindfulness. Alternatively, it is mindfulness in the sense of remembering, and an establishment in the sense of standing present. Thus it is mindfulness and it is an establishment, hence an 'establishment of mindfulness.' This is what is intended here.