Mahasatipatthanasutta 12.1-21
Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta 12.1-21
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- Pāli
12.1
Kathañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu citte cittānupassī viharati?
And how does a mendicant meditate observing an aspect of the mind?
12.2
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sarāgaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘sarāgaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
It’s when a mendicant understands mind with greed as ‘mind with greed,’
12.3
Vītarāgaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vītarāgaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
and mind without greed as ‘mind without greed.’
12.4
Sadosaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘sadosaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
They understand mind with hate as ‘mind with hate,’
12.5
Vītadosaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vītadosaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
and mind without hate as ‘mind without hate.’
12.6
Samohaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘samohaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
They understand mind with delusion as ‘mind with delusion,’
12.7
Vītamohaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vītamohaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
and mind without delusion as ‘mind without delusion.’
12.8
Saṅkhittaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘saṅkhittaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
They know constricted mind as ‘constricted mind,’
12.9
Vikkhittaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vikkhittaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
and scattered mind as ‘scattered mind.’
12.10
Mahaggataṃ vā cittaṃ ‘mahaggataṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
They know expansive mind as ‘expansive mind,’
12.11
Amahaggataṃ vā cittaṃ ‘amahaggataṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
and unexpansive mind as ‘unexpansive mind.’
12.12
Sauttaraṃ vā cittaṃ ‘sauttaraṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
They know mind that is not supreme as ‘mind that is not supreme,’
12.13
Anuttaraṃ vā cittaṃ ‘anuttaraṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
and mind that is supreme as ‘mind that is supreme.’
12.14
Samāhitaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘samāhitaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
They know mind immersed in samādhi as ‘mind immersed in samādhi,’
12.15
Asamāhitaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘asamāhitaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
and mind not immersed in samādhi as ‘mind not immersed in samādhi.’
12.16
Vimuttaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vimuttaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
They know freed mind as ‘freed mind,’
12.17
Avimuttaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘avimuttaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti.
and unfreed mind as ‘unfreed mind.’
12.18
Iti ajjhattaṃ vā citte cittānupassī viharati, bahiddhā vā citte cittānupassī viharati, ajjhattabahiddhā vā citte cittānupassī viharati.
And so they meditate observing an aspect of the mind internally, externally, and both internally and externally.
12.19
Samudayadhammānupassī vā cittasmiṃ viharati, vayadhammānupassī vā cittasmiṃ viharati, samudayavayadhammānupassī vā cittasmiṃ viharati.
With respect to the mind, they meditate observing the liability to originate, to vanish, and to originate and vanish.
12.20
‘Atthi cittan’ti vā panassa sati paccupaṭṭhitā hoti yāvadeva ñāṇamattāya paṭissatimattāya anissito ca viharati, na ca kiñci loke upādiyati.
Or mindfulness is established that the mind exists, to the extent necessary for knowledge and mindfulness. They meditate independent, not grasping at anything in the world.
12.21
Evampi kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu citte cittānupassī viharati.
That’s how a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the mind.
Translations (5)
- Большое наставление о способах установления памятования — Russian
- Dugi govor o temeljima svesnosti — sr
- Die längere Lehrrede über Achtsamkeitsmeditation — German
- The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation — English
- Большое наставление об установлении памятования — Russian
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (3)
- 增壹阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- Satipaṭṭhānasutta — Pāli