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:|| ||

2. Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Catunnaṁ bhikkhave, sati-paṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanaṁ desissāmi.|| ||

Taṁ suṇātha.|| ||

Katamā ca bhikkhave, catunnaṁ sati-paṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanā?|| ||

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||
[183] ātāpī sampajāno satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Ayaṁ kho bhikkhave, catunnaṁ sati-paṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanā" ti.|| ||