Chapter III 47 Satipaṭṭhānasamyutta Connected Discourses on the Establishments of Mindfulness I. Ambapālī 1 (1) Ambapālī Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Vesālī in Ambapālī’s Grove. There the Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus thus: Bhikkhus! Venerable sir! the Bhikkhus replied. The Blessed One said this: Bhikkhus, this is the one-way path for the

III. Virtue and Duration 21 (1) Virtue Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Venerable Ānanda and the Venerable Bhadda were dwelling at Pāṭaliputra in the Cock’s Park. Then, in the evening, the Venerable Bhadda emerged from seclusion, approached the Venerable Ānanda , and exchanged greetings with him. When they had concluded their greetings and cordial talk, he sat

VI. Ganges Repetition Series 51 (1)–62 (12) The River Ganges—Eastward, Etc. Bhikkhus, just as the river Ganges slants, slopes, and inclines towards the East , so too a Bhikkhu who develops and cultivates the 4 establishments of mindfulness slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna . And how, Bhikkhus, does a Bhikkhu develop and cultivate the 4 establishments of mindfulness so

X. Floods 95 (1)–103 (9) Floods, Etc. (To be elaborated parallel to 45:171–79 .) 104 (10) Higher Fetters Bhikkhus, there are these 5 higher fetters . What 5? Lust for form, lust for the formless, conceit, restlessness, ignorance. - These are the 5 higher fetters . The 4 establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these

V. The Deathless 41 (1) The Deathless At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, dwell with your minds well established in the 4 establishments of mindfulness . Do not let the Deathless be lost on you. In what 4? Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body … feelings in feelings … mind in mind … phenomena in phenomena ,

VII. Diligence 63 (1)–72 (10) The Tathāgata, Etc. (To be elaborated by way of the establishments of mindfulness parallel to 45:139–48 .) Tathāgata, footprint, roof peak, Roots, heartwood, jasmine, Monarch, the moon and sun, Together with the cloth as tenth. VIII. Strenuous Deeds 73 (1)–84 (12) Strenuous, Etc.184 (To be elaborated parallel to 45:149–60 .) Strenuous, seeds, and Nāgas, The

III. Sarakāni 21 (1) Mahānāma (1) Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Sakyans at Kapilavatthu in Nigrodha’s Park. Then Mahānāma the Sakyan approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him: Venerable sir, this Kapilavatthu is rich and prosperous, populous, crowded, with congested thoroughfares.

II. The Royal Park 11 (1) The Thousand On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in the Royal Park. Then a Saṅgha of a 1000 Bhikkhunīs approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, and stood to one side. The Blessed One said to those Bhikkhunīs: Bhikkhunīs, a noble disciple who possesses 4 things is a Stream-Enterer

IV. Streams of Merit 31 (1) Streams of Merit (1) At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, there are these 4 streams of merit , streams of the wholesome, nutriments of happiness. What 4? 1) Here, Bhikkhus, a noble disciple possesses confirmed confidence in the Buddha thus: ‘The Blessed One is … teacher of Devas and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.’