The Buddha teaches the four establishments of mindfulness—body, feelings, mind, and principles—as the direct path for the purification of beings, the overcoming of sorrow and lamentation, and the realization of extinguishment.
“Catunnaṁ, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca desessāmi. Taṁ suṇātha.
Ko ca, bhikkhave, kāyassa samudayo? Āhārasamudayā kāyassa samudayo; āhāranirodhā kāyassa atthaṅgamo.
Phassasamudayā vedanānaṁ samudayo; phassanirodhā vedanānaṁ atthaṅgamo.
Nāmarūpasamudayā cittassa samudayo; nāmarūpanirodhā cittassa atthaṅgamo.
Manasikārasamudayā dhammānaṁ samudayo; manasikāranirodhā dhammānaṁ atthaṅgamo”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Catunnaṁ, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the origin and ending of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
Taṁ suṇātha.
Listen …
Ko ca, bhikkhave, kāyassa samudayo?
What is the origin of the body?
Āhārasamudayā kāyassa samudayo;
The body originates from fuel.
āhāranirodhā kāyassa atthaṅgamo.
When fuel ceases, the body ends.
Phassasamudayā vedanānaṁ samudayo;
Feelings originate from contact.
phassanirodhā vedanānaṁ atthaṅgamo.
When contact ceases, feelings end.
Nāmarūpasamudayā cittassa samudayo;
The mind originates from name and form.
nāmarūpanirodhā cittassa atthaṅgamo.
When name and form cease, the mind ends.
Manasikārasamudayā dhammānaṁ samudayo;
Principles originate from application of mind.
manasikāranirodhā dhammānaṁ atthaṅgamo”ti.
When application of mind ends, principles end.”
Dutiyaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026