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Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

Connected Discourses on the Establishments of Mindfulness: SN47:51-62 The River Ganges—Eastward, Etc.

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1 "Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gangā nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bhāvento cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro.

2 Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bhāvento cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ; vedanāsu … pe … citte … pe … dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ. Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bhāvento cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro"ti vitthāretabbaṃ.

Gangāpeyyālavaggo chaṭṭho.

3 Cha pācīnato ninnā,
cha ninnā ca samuddato;
Ete dve cha dvādasa honti,
vaggo tena pavuccatīti.