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  • Linked Discourses 52.10Saṁyutta Nikāya 52.10
  • 1. In Private1. Rahogatavagga

Gravely IllBāḷhagilānasutta

At one time Venerable Anuruddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the Dark Forest. And he was sick, suffering, gravely ill.Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā anuruddho sāvatthiyaṁ viharati andhavanasmiṁ ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. Then several mendicants went up to Venerable Anuruddha, and said to him:Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yenāyasmā anuruddho tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavocuṁ:

“What meditation does Venerable Anuruddha practice so that physical pain doesn’t occupy his mind?”“Katamenāyasmato anuruddhassa vihārena viharato uppannā sārīrikā dukkhā vedanā cittaṁ na pariyādāya tiṭṭhantī”ti?

“Reverends, I meditate with my mind firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation so that physical pain doesn’t occupy my mind.“Catūsu kho me, āvuso, satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacittassa viharato uppannā sārīrikā dukkhā vedanā cittaṁ na pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti. What four?Katamesu catūsu? I meditate observing an aspect of the body …Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, kāye kāyānupassī viharāmi …pe… feelings …vedanāsu …pe… mind …citte …pe… principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.dhammesu dhammānupassī viharāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ— I meditate with my mind firmly established in these four kinds of mindfulness meditation so that physical pain doesn’t occupy my mind.”imesu kho me, āvuso, catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacittassa viharato uppannā sārīrikā dukkhā vedanā cittaṁ na pariyādāya tiṭṭhantī”ti.

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  1. SN 52.1 In Private (1st) 0.66near 0.1Linked Discourses 52.1 1. In Private In Private (1st) So I have heard. At one time Venerable Anuruddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then as Anuruddha was in private retreat this t…
  2. SN 52.2 In Private (2nd) 0.65near 0.1Linked Discourses 52.2 1. In Private In Private (2nd) At Sāvatthī. Then as Anuruddha was in private retreat this thought came to his mind: “Whoever has missed out on these four kinds of mindfulness meditation has missed…
  3. SN 52.9 In Ambapālī’s Mango Grove 0.57near 0.1Linked Discourses 52.9 1. In Private In Ambapālī’s Mango Grove At one time the venerables Anuruddha and Sāriputta were staying near Vesālī in Ambapālī’s Mango Grove. Then in the late afternoon, Sāriputta came out of retr…
  4. SN 52.3 On the Bank of the Sutanu 0.54near 0.1Linked Discourses 52.3 1. In Private On the Bank of the Sutanu At one time Venerable Anuruddha was staying near Sāvatthī on the bank of the Sutanu. Then several mendicants went up to Venerable Anuruddha, and exchanged gr…