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Linked Discourses · SN 52.6

  • Linked Discourses 52.6Saṁyutta Nikāya 52.6
  • 1. In Private1. Rahogatavagga

At Thorny Wood (3rd)Tatiyakaṇḍakīsutta

At Sāketa.Sāketanidānaṁ. Sāriputta said to Anuruddha:Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavoca:

“What things has Venerable Anuruddha developed and cultivated to attain great direct knowledge?”“katamesaṁ āyasmā anuruddho dhammānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā mahābhiññataṁ patto”ti?

“Reverend, I attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.“Catunnaṁ khvāhaṁ, āvuso, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā mahābhiññataṁ patto. What four?Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ? I meditate observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, kāye kāyānupassī viharāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; I meditate observing an aspect of 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 attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation.imesaṁ khvāhaṁ, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā mahābhiññataṁ patto.

And it’s because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I directly know the thousandfold galaxy.”Imesañca panāhaṁ, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā sahassaṁ lokaṁ abhijānāmī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 52.3 On the Bank of the Sutanu 0.85near 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…
  2. SN 47.28 The World 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 47.28 3. Ethics and Duration The World The same setting. “Reverend Anuruddha, what things have you developed and cultivated to attain great direct knowledge?” “Reverend, I attained great direct knowledg…
  3. SN 52.11 A Thousand Eons 0.76near 0.1Linked Discourses 52.11 2. A Thousand A Thousand Eons At one time Venerable Anuruddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then several mendicants went up to Venerable Anuruddha, exchange…
  4. SN 52.9 In Ambapālī’s Mango Grove 0.55near 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…
  5. SN 52.2 In Private (2nd) 0.51near 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…