Bhāvanā Suttaṁ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][bodh] Evam me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayam Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati Jetavane Anāthapindikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Cattāro me bhikkhave, sati-paṭṭhānā bhāvitā||
bahulī-katā||
a-pāra-apāra gamanāya saṁvaṭṭanti.|| ||

Katame cattāro?|| ||

Idha bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāy'ānupassī viharati||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Vedanāsu vedan'ānupassī viharati||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Citte citt'ānupassī viharati||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Dhammesu Dhamm'ānupassī viharati||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Cattāro me bhikkhave, sati-paṭṭhānā bhāvitā||
bahulī-katā||
a-pāra-apāra gamanāya saṁvaṭṭantī" ti.|| ||