Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Awakened One, as I have heard:
“Asubhānupassī, bhikkhave, kāyasmiṁ viharatha; ānāpānassati ca vo ajjhattaṁ parimukhaṁ sūpaṭṭhitā hotu; sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassino viharatha.
“1.) Dwell contemplating the unattractive nature of the body. 2.) Let mindfulness while breathing in and out be well established internally as the primary focal point. 3.) Dwell observing impermanence in all intentional constructs.
Asubhānupassīnaṁ, bhikkhave, kāyasmiṁ viharataṁ yo subhāya dhātuyā rāgānusayo so pahīyati. Ānāpānassatiyā ajjhattaṁ parimukhaṁ sūpaṭṭhititāya ye bāhirā vitakkāsayā vighātapakkhikā, te na honti. Sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassīnaṁ viharataṁ yā avijjā sā pahīyati, yā vijjā sā uppajjatī”ti.
For those contemplating the unattractive nature of the body, the underlying tendency towards desire regarding the element of beauty is abandoned. When mindfulness while breathing in and out is well established internally as the primary focal point, then afflictive outward-directed discursive thinking tendencies do not arise. For those dwelling observing impermanence in all conditioned phenomena, ignorance is abandoned and true knowledge arises.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Asubhānupassī kāyasmiṁ,
ānāpāne paṭissato;
Sabbasaṅkhārasamathaṁ,
passaṁ ātāpi sabbadā.
“Contemplating the unattractive nature of the body,
mindful while breathing in and out;
with continuous effort, seeing clearly,
the calming down of all intentional constructs.
Sa ve sammaddaso bhikkhu,
yato tattha vimuccati;
Abhiññāvosito santo,
sa ve yogātigo munī”ti.
Such a bhikkhu who sees rightly,
is therein released;
who has attained perfect understanding, peaceful,
he is truly a sage gone beyond bonds.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.