Minor Collection

1. The Great Chapter

Mindfulness

Khuddaka Nikāya

1. Mahāvagga

Satilakkhaṇapañha

Minor Collection

1. The Great Chapter

Mindfulness

Khuddaka Nikāya

1. Mahāvagga

Satilakkhaṇapañha

Mindfulness

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PTS cs 12 The king said: ‘What, Nāgasena, is the characteristic mark of mindfulness ?’

‘Repetition, O king, and keeping up.’

‘And how is repetition the mark of mindfulness?’

‘As mindfulness, O king, springs up in his heart he repeats over the good and evil, right and wrong, slight and important, dark and light qualities, and those that resemble them, saying to himself: “These are the four modes of keeping oneself ready and mindful, these the four modes of spiritual effort, these the four bases of extraordinary powers, these the five organs of the moral sense, these the five mental powers, these the seven bases of Arahatship, these the eight divisions of the Excellent Way, this is serenity and this insight, this is wisdom and this emancipation.” Thus does the recluse follow after PTS vp En 59 those qualities that are desirable, and not after those that are not; thus does he cultivate those which ought to be practised, and not those which ought not. That is how repetition is the mark of mindfulness.’

‘Give me an illustration.’

‘It is like the treasurer of the imperial sovran, who reminds his royal master early and late of his glory, saying: “So many are thy war elephants, O king, and so many thy cavalry, thy war chariots and thy bowmen, so much the quantity of thy money, and gold, and wealth, may your Majesty keep yourself in mind thereof.’

‘And how, Sir, is keeping up a mark of mindfulness?’

‘As mindfulness springs up in his heart, O king, he searches out the categories of good qualities and their opposites, saying to himself: “Such and such qualities are good, and such bad; PTS vp Pali 38 such and such qualities helpful, and such the reverse.” Thus does the recluse make what is evil in himself to disappear, and keeps up what is good. That is how keeping up is the mark of mindfulness.’

‘Give me an illustration.’

‘It is like the confidential adviser of that imperial PTS vp En 60 sovran who instructs him in good and evil, saying: “These things are bad for the king and these good, these helpful and these the reverse.” And thus the king makes the evil in himself die out, and keeps up the good.’

‘Well put, Nāgasena!’

13. Satilakkhaṇapañha

Rājā āha—“bhante nāgasena, kiṁlakkhaṇā satī”ti? “Apilāpanalakkhaṇā, mahārāja, sati, upaggaṇhanalakkhaṇā cā”ti. “Kathaṁ, bhante, apilāpanalakkhaṇā satī”ti? “Sati, mahārāja, uppajjamānā kusalākusalasāvajjānavajjahīnappaṇītakaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgadhamme apilāpeti ‘ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā, ime cattāro sammappadhānā, ime cattāro iddhipādā, imāni pañcindriyāni, imāni pañca balāni, ime satta bojjhaṅgā, ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, ayaṁ samatho, ayaṁ vipassanā, ayaṁ vijjā, ayaṁ vimuttī’ti. Tato yogāvacaro sevitabbe dhamme sevati, asevitabbe dhamme na sevati. Bhajitabbe dhamme bhajati abhajitabbe dhamme na bhajati. Evaṁ kho, mahārāja, apilāpanalakkhaṇā satī”ti.

Rājā āha—

“bhante nāgasena, kiṁlakkhaṇā satī”ti?

“Apilāpanalakkhaṇā, mahārāja, sati, upaggaṇhanalakkhaṇā cā”ti.

“Kathaṁ, bhante, apilāpanalakkhaṇā satī”ti?

“Sati, mahārāja, uppajjamānā kusalākusalasāvajjānavajjahīnappaṇītakaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgadhamme apilāpeti ‘ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā, ime cattāro sammappadhānā, ime cattāro iddhipādā, imāni pañcindriyāni, imāni pañca balāni, ime satta bojjhaṅgā, ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, ayaṁ samatho, ayaṁ vipassanā, ayaṁ vijjā, ayaṁ vimuttī’ti.

Tato yogāvacaro sevitabbe dhamme sevati, asevitabbe dhamme na sevati.

Bhajitabbe dhamme bhajati abhajitabbe dhamme na bhajati.

Evaṁ kho, mahārāja, apilāpanalakkhaṇā satī”ti.

“Opammaṁ karohī”ti. “Yathā, mahārāja, rañño cakkavattissa bhaṇḍāgāriko rājānaṁ cakkavattiṁ sāyaṁ pātaṁ yasaṁ sarāpeti ‘ettakā, deva, te hatthī, ettakā assā, ettakā rathā, ettakā pattī, ettakaṁ hiraññaṁ, ettakaṁ suvaṇṇaṁ, ettakaṁ sāpateyyaṁ, taṁ devo saratū’ti rañño sāpateyyaṁ apilāpeti; evameva kho, mahārāja, sati uppajjamānā kusalākusalasāvajjānavajjahīnappaṇītakaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgadhamme apilāpeti ‘ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā, ime cattāro sammappadhānā, ime cattāro iddhipādā, imāni pañcindriyāni, imāni pañca balāni, ime satta bojjhaṅgā, ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, ayaṁ samatho, ayaṁ vipassanā, ayaṁ vijjā, ayaṁ vimuttī’ti. Tato yogāvacaro sevitabbe dhamme sevati, asevitabbe dhamme na sevati. Bhajitabbe dhamme bhajati, abhajitabbe dhamme na bhajati. Evaṁ kho, mahārāja, apilāpanalakkhaṇā satī”ti.

“Opammaṁ karohī”ti.

“Yathā, mahārāja, rañño cakkavattissa bhaṇḍāgāriko rājānaṁ cakkavattiṁ sāyaṁ pātaṁ yasaṁ sarāpeti ‘ettakā, deva, te hatthī, ettakā assā, ettakā rathā, ettakā pattī, ettakaṁ hiraññaṁ, ettakaṁ suvaṇṇaṁ, ettakaṁ sāpateyyaṁ, taṁ devo saratū’ti rañño sāpateyyaṁ apilāpeti;

evameva kho, mahārāja, sati uppajjamānā kusalākusalasāvajjānavajjahīnappaṇītakaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgadhamme apilāpeti ‘ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā, ime cattāro sammappadhānā, ime cattāro iddhipādā, imāni pañcindriyāni, imāni pañca balāni, ime satta bojjhaṅgā, ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, ayaṁ samatho, ayaṁ vipassanā, ayaṁ vijjā, ayaṁ vimuttī’ti.

Tato yogāvacaro sevitabbe dhamme sevati, asevitabbe dhamme na sevati.

Bhajitabbe dhamme bhajati, abhajitabbe dhamme na bhajati.

Evaṁ kho, mahārāja, apilāpanalakkhaṇā satī”ti.

“Kathaṁ, bhante, upaggaṇhanalakkhaṇā satī”ti? “Sati, mahārāja, uppajjamānā hitāhitānaṁ dhammānaṁ gatiyo samanveti ‘ime dhammā hitā, ime dhammā ahitā. Ime dhammā upakārā, ime dhammā anupakārā’ti. Tato yogāvacaro ahite dhamme apanudeti, hite dhamme upaggaṇhāti. Anupakāre dhamme apanudeti, upakāre dhamme upaggaṇhāti. Evaṁ kho, mahārāja, upaggaṇhanalakkhaṇā satī”ti.

“Kathaṁ, bhante, upaggaṇhanalakkhaṇā satī”ti?

“Sati, mahārāja, uppajjamānā hitāhitānaṁ dhammānaṁ gatiyo samanveti ‘ime dhammā hitā, ime dhammā ahitā.

Ime dhammā upakārā, ime dhammā anupakārā’ti.

Tato yogāvacaro ahite dhamme apanudeti, hite dhamme upaggaṇhāti.

Anupakāre dhamme apanudeti, upakāre dhamme upaggaṇhāti.

Evaṁ kho, mahārāja, upaggaṇhanalakkhaṇā satī”ti.

“Opammaṁ karohī”ti. “Yathā, mahārāja, rañño cakkavattissa pariṇāyakaratanaṁ rañño hitāhite jānāti ‘ime rañño hitā, ime ahitā. Ime upakārā, ime anupakārā’ti. Tato ahite apanudeti, hite upaggaṇhāti. Anupakāre apanudeti, upakāre upaggaṇhāti. Evameva kho, mahārāja, sati uppajjamānā hitāhitānaṁ dhammānaṁ gatiyo samanveti ‘ime dhammā hitā, ime dhammā ahitā. Ime dhammā upakārā, ime dhammā anupakārā’ti. Tato yogāvacaro ahite dhamme apanudeti, hite dhamme upaggaṇhāti. Anupakāre dhamme apanudeti, upakāre damme upaggaṇhāti. Evaṁ kho, mahārāja, upaggaṇhanalakkhaṇā sati. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā—‘satiñca khvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sabbatthikaṁ vadāmī’”ti.

“Opammaṁ karohī”ti.

“Yathā, mahārāja, rañño cakkavattissa pariṇāyakaratanaṁ rañño hitāhite jānāti ‘ime rañño hitā, ime ahitā.

Ime upakārā, ime anupakārā’ti.

Tato ahite apanudeti, hite upaggaṇhāti.

Anupakāre apanudeti, upakāre upaggaṇhāti.

Evameva kho, mahārāja, sati uppajjamānā hitāhitānaṁ dhammānaṁ gatiyo samanveti ‘ime dhammā hitā, ime dhammā ahitā.

Ime dhammā upakārā, ime dhammā anupakārā’ti.

Tato yogāvacaro ahite dhamme apanudeti, hite dhamme upaggaṇhāti.

Anupakāre dhamme apanudeti, upakāre damme upaggaṇhāti.

Evaṁ kho, mahārāja, upaggaṇhanalakkhaṇā sati.

Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā—

‘satiñca khvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sabbatthikaṁ vadāmī’”ti.

“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.

Satilakkhaṇapañho terasamo.