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Mahaparinibbanasutta 2.12

Mahāparinibbānasutta 2.12

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Pāli

2.12.1

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:

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2.12.2

“Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sampajāno,

“Mendicants, a mendicant should live mindful and aware.

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2.12.3

ayaṃ vo amhākaṃ anusāsanī.

This is my instruction to you.

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2.12.4

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti?

And how is a mendicant mindful?

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2.12.5

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ.

It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

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2.12.6

Vedanāsu vedanānupassī …pe…

They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …

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2.12.7

citte cittānupassī …pe…

mind …

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2.12.8

dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ.

principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

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2.12.9

Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti.

That’s how a mendicant is mindful.

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