Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
46. Bojjhanga Saṃyutta
7. Ānāpāna Vagga
The Book of the Kindred Sayings
5. The Great Chapter
46. Kindred Sayings on the Limbs of Wisdom
7. In-Breathing and Out-Breathing
Sutta 58
Puḷavaka Suttaṃ
Worm-Eaten
Translated by F. L. Woodward
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I. Great the Fruit and Great the Profit
[1] Thus have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
"Monks, the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
if cultivated and made much of,
is of great fruit and great profit.
And how cultivated and made much of
is the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
of great fruit and great profit?
Herein a monk cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is mindfulness,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is investigation of the Norm,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is energy,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is zest,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is tranquillity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is concentration,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is equanimity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
Thus cultivated, monks,
thus made much of,
the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
is of great fruit and great profit."
§
II. Realization or No Return
Monks, from the cultivation and making much of the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
of two fruits
one may be looked for
even in this very life,
to wit:
realization,
or, if there be any substrate left,
the state of non-return.
How should it be cultivated, monks,
how should it be made much of
that of two fruits
one may be looked for
even in this very life,
to wit:
realization,
or, if there be any substrate left,
the state of non-return?
Herein a monk cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is mindfulness,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is investigation of the Norm,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is energy,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is zest,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is tranquillity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is concentration,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is equanimity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
If the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
be thus cultivated,
thus made much of,
one may look for one of two fruits
even in this very life,
to wit:
realization,
or, if there be any substrate left,
at any rate the state of non-return.
§
III. Great Benefit
Monks, the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
if cultivated and made much of,
conduces to great benefit.
From the cultivation and making much of
the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
of two fruits
one may be looked for
even in this very life,
to wit:
realization,
or, if there be any substrate left,
the state of non-return.
How should the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
be cultivated, monks,
how should it be made much of
that of two fruits
one may be looked for
even in this very life,
to wit:
realization,
or, if there be any substrate left,
the state of non-return?
Herein a monk cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is mindfulness,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is investigation of the Norm,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is energy,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is zest,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is tranquillity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is concentration,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is equanimity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
If the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
be thus cultivated,
thus made much of,
one may look for one of two fruits
even in this very life,
to wit:
realization,
or, if there be any substrate left,
at any rate the state of non-return.
§
IV. Great Peace from Bondage
"Monks, the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
if cultivated and made much of,
conduces to great peace from bondage.
And how cultivated and made much of
does the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
conduce to great peace from bondage?
Herein a monk cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is mindfulness,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is investigation of the Norm,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is energy,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is zest,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is tranquillity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is concentration,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is equanimity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
Thus cultivated, monks,
thus made much of,
the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
conduces to great peace from bondage."
§
V. A Great Thrill
Monks, the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
if cultivated and made much of,
conduces to a great thrill.
And how cultivated and made much of
does the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
conduce to a great thrill?
Herein a monk cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is mindfulness,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is investigation of the Norm,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is energy,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is zest,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is tranquillity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is concentration,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is equanimity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
Thus cultivated, monks,
thus made much of,
the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
conduces to a great thrill."
§
VI. Great Pleasantness of Living
Monks, the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
if cultivated and made much of,
conduces to great pleasantness of living.
And how cultivated and made much of
does the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
conduce to great pleasantness of living?
Herein a monk cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is mindfulness,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is investigation of the Norm,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is energy,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is zest,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is tranquillity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is concentration,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is equanimity,
accompanied by the idea of the worm-eaten corpse,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.
Thus cultivated, monks,
thus made much of,
the idea of the worm-eaten corpse
conduces great pleasantness of living."
