- Linked Discourses 54.15 Saį¹yutta NikÄya 54.15
- Chapter Two 2. Dutiyavagga
Several Mendicants (1st) Paį¹hamabhikkhusutta
Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: Atha kho sambahulÄ bhikkhÅ« yena bhagavÄ tenupasaį¹ kamiį¹su; upasaį¹ kamitvÄ bhagavantaį¹ abhivÄdetvÄ ekamantaį¹ nisÄ«diį¹su. Ekamantaį¹ nisinnÄ kho te bhikkhÅ« bhagavantaį¹ etadavocuį¹:
āSir, is there one thing that, when developed and cultivated, fulfills four things; and those four things, when developed and cultivated, fulfill seven things; and those seven things, when developed and cultivated, fulfill two things?ā āatthi nu kho, bhante, ekadhammo bhÄvito bahulÄ«kato cattÄro dhamme paripÅ«reti, cattÄro dhammÄ bhÄvitÄ bahulÄ«katÄ satta dhamme paripÅ«renti, satta dhammÄ bhÄvitÄ bahulÄ«katÄ dve dhamme paripÅ«rentÄ«āti?
āThere is, mendicants.ā āAtthi kho, bhikkhave, ekadhammo bhÄvito bahulÄ«kato cattÄro dhamme paripÅ«reti, cattÄro dhammÄ bhÄvitÄ bahulÄ«katÄ satta dhamme paripÅ«renti, satta dhammÄ bhÄvitÄ bahulÄ«katÄ dve dhamme paripÅ«rentÄ«āti.
āSir, what is that one thing?ā āKatamo pana, bhante, ekadhammo bhÄvito bahulÄ«kato cattÄro dhamme paripÅ«reti, cattÄro dhammÄ bhÄvitÄ bahulÄ«katÄ satta dhamme paripÅ«renti, satta dhammÄ bhÄvitÄ bahulÄ«katÄ dve dhamme paripÅ«rentÄ«āti?
āImmersion due to mindfulness of breathing is one thing that, when developed and cultivated, fulfills the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. And the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, when developed and cultivated, fulfill the seven awakening factors. And the seven awakening factors, when developed and cultivated, fulfill knowledge and freedom. āÄnÄpÄnassatisamÄdhi kho, bhikkhave, ekadhammo bhÄvito bahulÄ«kato cattÄro satipaį¹į¹hÄne paripÅ«reti, cattÄro satipaį¹į¹hÄnÄ bhÄvitÄ bahulÄ«katÄ satta bojjhaį¹ ge paripÅ«renti, satta bojjhaį¹ gÄ bhÄvitÄ bahulÄ«katÄ vijjÄvimuttiį¹ paripÅ«rentÄ«ti.
And how is mindfulness of breathing developed and cultivated so as to fulfill the four kinds of mindfulness meditation? ā¦ Kathaį¹ bhÄvito ca, bhikkhave, ÄnÄpÄnassatisamÄdhi kathaį¹ bahulÄ«kato cattÄro satipaį¹į¹hÄne paripÅ«reti? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu araƱƱagato vÄ ā¦peā¦
Thatās how the seven awakening factors are developed and cultivated so as to fulfill knowledge and freedom.ā evaį¹ bhÄvitÄ kho, bhikkhave, satta bojjhaį¹ gÄ evaį¹ bahulÄ«katÄ vijjÄvimuttiį¹ paripÅ«rentÄ«āti.
PaƱcamaį¹.