Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c17.s2.t3: Six Anussatis
Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c17.s2.t3
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Six Anussatis
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The two previous lists of Kammaṭṭhānas speak of actual objects upon which the adept concentrates his mind, gradually converting them into concepts. The present list speaks of pure cogitation of the merits (guṇas)¹ of (i) Buddha, (ii) Dhamma and (iii) Saṅgha, as also of (iv) sīlas (observance of precepts), (v) cāga (making gifts) and (vi) devatā (ways and means by which one is reborn in the realm of the gods). Such cogitation leads to
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1 In the Visuddhimagga, the merits (guṇas) of each of these have been quoted from the Piṭaka. These are as follows:
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(i) Buddhānussati—Iti pi so Bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadamma-sārathi satthā devamanussānaṃ Buddho Bhagavā ti.
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(ii) Dhammānussati—svākkhāto Bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opanayiko paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhi ti.
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(iii) Saṅghānussati—supaṭipanno Bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho ujup. b. s., ñāyap. b. s., sāmicip. b. s., yad-idam cattāri purisa-yugāni aṭṭhapurisapuggalā esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo, añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṃ puñña-khettaṃ lokassā ti.
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(iv) Sīlānussati—aho vata me sīlāni akhaṇḍāni acchiddāni asabalāni akammāsāni bhujissāni viññūpasatthāni aparāmaṭṭhāni samādhisamvattanikāni ti.
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(v) Cāgānussati—Lābhā vata me, suladdham vata me, yo'haṃ maccheramalapariyuṭṭhitāya pajāya vigatamalamaccherena cetasā viharāmi, muttacāgo payatapāṇi vossaggarato yācayogo dānasamvibhāgarato ti.
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(vi) Devatānussati—Santi devā Cātumahārājikā, santi devā Tāvatiṃsā, Yāmā, Tusitā, Nimmānaratino, Paranimittavasavattino, santi devā Brahmakāyikā, santi devā tat'uttariṃ; yathārūpāya saddhāya samannāgatā tā devatā ito cutā tattha uppannā mayhaṃ pi tathārūpā saddhā saṃvijjati; yathārūpena silena........ yathārūpena sutena. .......yathārūpena cāgena.........yathārūpena paññāya samannāgatā tā devatā ito cutā tattha uppannā mayhaṃ pi tathārūpā paññā saṃvijjati ti.
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quietude of the mind (*cittam pasīdati*) and destroys the five *nīvaraṇas*,¹ produces great joy and ultimately induces *vipassanā* (insight) leading to arhathood.