- Linked Discourses 52.3 Saį¹yutta NikÄya 52.3
1. In Private 1. Rahogatavagga
On the Bank of the Sutanu Sutanusutta
At one time Venerable Anuruddha was staying near SÄvatthÄ« on the bank of the Sutanu. Ekaį¹ samayaį¹ ÄyasmÄ anuruddho sÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati sutanutÄ«re. Then several mendicants went up to Venerable Anuruddha, and exchanged greetings with him. Atha kho sambahulÄ bhikkhÅ« yenÄyasmÄ anuruddho tenupasaį¹ kamiį¹su; upasaį¹ kamitvÄ ÄyasmatÄ anuruddhena saddhiį¹ sammodiį¹su. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, they sat down to one side, and said to him: SammodanÄ«yaį¹ kathaį¹ sÄraį¹Ä«yaį¹ vÄ«tisÄretvÄ ekamantaį¹ nisÄ«diį¹su. Ekamantaį¹ nisinnÄ kho te bhikkhÅ« Äyasmantaį¹ anuruddhaį¹ etadavocuį¹:
āWhat things has Venerable Anuruddha developed and cultivated to attain great direct knowledge?ā ākatamesaį¹ ÄyasmÄ anuruddho dhammÄnaį¹ bhÄvitattÄ bahulÄ«katattÄ mahÄbhiƱƱataį¹ pattoāti?
āReverends, I attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. āCatunnaį¹ khvÄhaį¹, Ävuso, satipaį¹į¹hÄnÄnaį¹ bhÄvitattÄ bahulÄ«katattÄ mahÄbhiƱƱataį¹ patto. What four? Katamesaį¹ catunnaį¹? I meditate observing an aspect of the bodyākeen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. IdhÄhaį¹, Ävuso, kÄye kÄyÄnupassÄ« viharÄmi ÄtÄpÄ« sampajÄno satimÄ, vineyya loke abhijjhÄdomanassaį¹; I meditate observing an aspect of feelings ā¦ vedanÄsu ā¦peā¦ mind ā¦ citte ā¦peā¦ principlesākeen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. dhammesu dhammÄnupassÄ« viharÄmi ÄtÄpÄ« sampajÄno satimÄ, vineyya loke abhijjhÄdomanassaį¹āI attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation. imesaį¹ khvÄhaį¹, Ävuso, catunnaį¹ satipaį¹į¹hÄnÄnaį¹ bhÄvitattÄ bahulÄ«katattÄ mahÄbhiƱƱataį¹ patto.
And it was by developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I directly knew the lower principle as lower, the middle principle as middle, and the higher principle as higher.ā ImesaƱca panÄhaį¹, Ävuso, catunnaį¹ satipaį¹į¹hÄnÄnaį¹ bhÄvitattÄ bahulÄ«katattÄ hÄ«naį¹ dhammaį¹ hÄ«nato abbhaƱƱÄsiį¹, majjhimaį¹ dhammaį¹ majjhimato abbhaƱƱÄsiį¹, paį¹Ä«taį¹ dhammaį¹ paį¹Ä«tato abbhaƱƱÄsināti.