AMATAVAGGA — Buddham Dhammam

The Buddha tells the mendicants how, just after his awakening, Brahmā Sahampati supported the Buddha’s reflection that the four kinds of mindfulness meditation are the way to convergence

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Satisutta

SN 47.44

Mindful

Be mindful by developing the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

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Kusalarāsisutta

SN 47.45

A Heap of the Skillful

The four kinds of mindfulness meditation are a heap of the skillful.

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Pātimokkhasaṁvarasutta

SN 47.46

Restraint in the Monastic Code

When a mendicant asks for a teaching to take on retreat, the Buddha teaches the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, well grounded on restraint in the code of monastic rules.

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Duccaritasutta

SN 47.47

Bad Conduct

When a mendicant asks for a teaching to take on retreat, the Buddha teaches the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, well grounded on good bodily, verbal, and mental conduct.