[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahasatipatthanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22) › 12.1-21 # Mahasatipatthanasutta 12.1-21 Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta 12.1-21 - **Language:** Pāli ### [12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.1) Kathañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu citte cittānupassī viharati? > And how does a mendicant meditate observing an aspect of the mind? > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.2) Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sarāgaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘sarāgaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > It’s when a mendicant understands mind with greed as ‘mind with greed,’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.3) Vītarāgaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vītarāgaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > and mind without greed as ‘mind without greed.’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.4) Sadosaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘sadosaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > They understand mind with hate as ‘mind with hate,’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.5) Vītadosaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vītadosaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > and mind without hate as ‘mind without hate.’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.6) Samohaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘samohaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > They understand mind with delusion as ‘mind with delusion,’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.7) Vītamohaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vītamohaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > and mind without delusion as ‘mind without delusion.’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.8) Saṅkhittaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘saṅkhittaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > They know constricted mind as ‘constricted mind,’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.9) Vikkhittaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vikkhittaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > and scattered mind as ‘scattered mind.’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.10) Mahaggataṃ vā cittaṃ ‘mahaggataṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > They know expansive mind as ‘expansive mind,’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.11) Amahaggataṃ vā cittaṃ ‘amahaggataṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > and unexpansive mind as ‘unexpansive mind.’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.12) Sauttaraṃ vā cittaṃ ‘sauttaraṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > They know mind that is not supreme as ‘mind that is not supreme,’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.13) Anuttaraṃ vā cittaṃ ‘anuttaraṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > and mind that is supreme as ‘mind that is supreme.’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.14) Samāhitaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘samāhitaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > They know mind immersed in samādhi as ‘mind immersed in samādhi,’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.15) Asamāhitaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘asamāhitaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > and mind not immersed in samādhi as ‘mind not immersed in samādhi.’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.16) Vimuttaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘vimuttaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > They know freed mind as ‘freed mind,’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.17) Avimuttaṃ vā cittaṃ ‘avimuttaṃ cittan’ti pajānāti. > and unfreed mind as ‘unfreed mind.’ > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.18) 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. > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.19) 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. > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.20) ‘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. > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ### [12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.21) Evampi kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu citte cittānupassī viharati. > That’s how a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the mind. > — The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation ## Translations (5) - [Большое наставление о способах установления памятования](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22~ru-khantibalo.12.1) — Russian - [Dugi govor o temeljima svesnosti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22~sr-brankokovacevic.12.1) — sr - [Die längere Lehrrede über Achtsamkeitsmeditation](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22~de-sabbamitta.12.1) — German - [The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22~en-sujato.12.1) — English - [Большое наставление об установлении памятования](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22~ru-o.12.1) — Russian ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.22.381) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [增壹阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottaragama*zh-sanghadeva.12.1.18) — Classical Chinese - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.98.20) — Classical Chinese - [Satipaṭṭhānasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.10.35.1) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.1-21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.22.12.1-21) · Pramāṇa