Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Taṁyeva nidānaṁ.
The same setting.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavoca:
“‘asekho, asekho’ti, āvuso anuruddha, vuccati.
“Reverend, they speak of the one called ‘an adept’.
Kittāvatā nu kho, āvuso, asekho hotī”ti?
How is an adept defined?”
“Catunnaṁ kho, āvuso, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ samattaṁ bhāvitattā asekho hoti.
“Reverends, an adept is someone who has completely developed the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?
What four?
Idhāvuso, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;
It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
vedanāsu …pe…
They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …
citte …pe…
mind …
dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
Imesaṁ kho, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ samattaṁ bhāvitattā asekho hotī”ti.
An adept is someone who has completely developed the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”
Sattamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
The same setting.
“Reverend, they speak of the one called ‘an adept’.
How is an adept defined?”
“Reverends, an adept is someone who has completely developed the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
What four?
It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …
mind …
principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
An adept is someone who has completely developed the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”
Taṁyeva nidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavoca:
“‘asekho, asekho’ti, āvuso anuruddha, vuccati.
Kittāvatā nu kho, āvuso, asekho hotī”ti?
“Catunnaṁ kho, āvuso, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ samattaṁ bhāvitattā asekho hoti.
Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?
Idhāvuso, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;
vedanāsu …pe…
citte …pe…
dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
Imesaṁ kho, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ samattaṁ bhāvitattā asekho hotī”ti.
Sattamaṁ.