1. Ekakanipāta Xvi. Ekadhammapali

Aṅguttara Nikāya
1. Ekakanipāta

XVI. Ekadhammapali
One thing

1. Paṭhamavagga.

296. Bhikkhus, if you develop and make much this one thing, it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction. What is it? It is recollecting the Enlightened One. If this single thing is recollected and made much, it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction.

297. Bhikkhus, if you develop and make much this one thing, it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction. What is it? It is recollecting the Teaching, … re … the Community, … re … virtues, … re … benevolence,. … re … gods … re … mindfulness of in breaths and out breaths, … re … death, … re … mindfulness of the body, … re … mindfulness of appesement . If this single thing is recollected and made much, it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction.

2. Dutiya Vagga

298. Bhikkhus, I do not know of any other thing that arouses non arisen demeritorious thoughts and develops arisen demeritorious thoughts as wrong view. Bhikkhus, to one with wrong view, not arisen demeritorious thoughts arise and arisen demeritorlious thoughts develop and get completed.

299. Bhikkhus, I do not know of any other thing that arouses non arisen meritorious thoughts and develops arisen meritorious thoughts as right view. Bhikkhus, to one with right view, not arisen meritorious thoughts arise and arisen meritorlious thoughts develop and get completed.

300. Bhikkhus, I do not know a single thing on account of which non arisen meritorious thoughts do not arise and arisen meritorious thoughts fade as wrong view. Bhikkhus to one with wrong view non arisen meritorious thoughts do not arise and arisen meritorious thoughts fade. .

301. Bhikkhus, I do not know a single thing on account of which non arisen demeritorious thoughts do not arise and arisen demeritorious thoughts fade as right view. Bhikkhus to one with right view non arisen demeritorious thoughts do not arise and arisen demeritorious thoughts fade.

302. Bhikkhus, I do not know a single thing on account of which non arisen wrong view arises and arisen wrong view develops as unwise thinking. Bhikkhus to one thinking unwisely non arisen wrong view arises and arisen wrong view develops

303. Bhikkhus, I do not know a single thing on account of which non arisen right view arises and arisen right view develops as wise thinking. Bhikkhus to one thinking wisely non arisen right view arises and arisen right view develops

304. Bhikkhus, I do not know a single thing on account of which a person with wrong view, after death is born in decrease, in an evil birth, in hell, as wrong view. Bhikkhus a person with wrong view is born in decrease, in an evil birth, in hell

305. Bhikkhus, I do not know a single thing on account of which a person with right view, after death is born in increase, in a good birth, in heaven, as right view. Bhikkhus a person with right view is born in increase, in a good birth, in heaven.

306. Bhikkhus, to a person with wrong view his bodily, verbal and mental actions would be guided according to the standard of attainment of his view, so too his intentions, wishes, aspirations and determinations. They would be unsuitable, disagreeable, and conducive to unpleasantness. What is the reason? It is because of his wrong view. Bhikkhus, just as a nimba seed, a kosataki seed or a bitter goad seed [1] embedded in wet soil would draw the essence in the soil and water and all that essence would be bitter. In the same manner the bodily, verbal, mental actions, intentions, wishes, aspirations and determinations of a person with wrong view, would be guided according to the standard of attainment of his view and they would be unsuitable, disagreeable and conducive to unpleasantness.

[1] nimba is a kind of tree and kosataki a kind of creeper, they both produces bitter tastes

307Bhikkhus, to a person with right view his bodily, verbal and mental actions would be guided according to the standard of attainment of his view, so too his intentions, wishes, aspirations and determinations. They would be suitable, agreeable, and conducive to pleasantness. What is the reason? It is because of his right view. Bhikkhus, just as a sugar cane seed, a paddy seed or a grape vine seed embedded in wet soil would draw the essence in the soil and water and all that essence would be unmixed and sweet. In the same manner the bodily, verbal, mental actions, intentions, wishes, aspirations and determinations of a person with right view, would be guided according to the standard of attainment of his view and they would be suitable, agreeable and conducive to pleasantness.

3. Tatiya vagga.

308. Bhikkhus, a certain person is born in the world for the harm, bad luck and unpleasantness of many gods and men. Who is it? It is one with wrong and perverted view. He pulls out many from right view and establishes them in wrong view. He is born in the world for the harm, bad luck and unpleasantness of many gods and men.

309. Bhikkhus, a certain person is born in the world for the welfare, good luck and pleasantness of many gods and men. Who is it? It is one with right view and unperverted view. He pulls out many from wrong view and establishes them in right view. He is born in the world for the welfare, good luck and pleasantness of many gods and men.

310. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything so seriously bad as wrong view. Of bad things, the worst is wrong view.

311. Bhikkhus, I do not know of any other person born in the world to cause such harm, unpleasantness and evil to many gods and men as this foolish man Makkhali. Just as a net cast at the mouth of a river is for the harm, bad luck and destruction of many fish, even so, I think he is born in the world for the harm, unpleasantness and bad luck of many gods and men.

312. Bhikkhus, if the Teaching and Discipline is incorrectly interpreted and caused to be observed much demerit is accrued both by the interpreter and those who observe it on account of the incorrct interpretation of the Teaching.

313. Bhikkhus, if the Teaching and Discipline is correctly interpreted and caused to be observed much merit is accrued both by the interpreter and those who observe it on account of the corrct interpretation of the Teaching.

314. Bhikkhus, when the Teaching and Discipline is incorrectly interpreted, the teacher should know the measure and not the listener, because of the incorrect interpretation of the teaching

315. Bhikkhus, when the Teaching and Discipline is correctly interpreted the listener should know the measure and not the teacher, because of the correct interpretation of the teaching

316. Bhikkhus, when the Teaching and Discipline is incorrectly interpreted, one with aroused effort abides in unpleasantness, because of the incorrcct interpretation of the teaching.

317. Bhikkhus, when the Teaching and Discipline is correctly interpreted one lazy and without aroused effort abides in unpleasantness, because of the correct interpretation of the teaching.

318. Bhikkhus, when the Teaching and Discipline is incorrectly interpreted someone lazy and without aroused effort abides in pleasantness, because of the incorrect interpretation of the teaching.

319. When the Teaching and Discipline is correctly interpreted, one with aroused effort abides in pleasantness, because of the right interpretation of the teaching.

320. Bhikkhus, just as a little bit of excreta smells and should be got rid of, I do not specify thinking even for the fraction of a second.

321. Bhikkhus, just as a little bit of urine, … re … saliva, … re … pus, … re … blood smells and should be got rid of, I do not specify thinking{1) even for the fraction of a second.

Notes.

( 1) I do not specify thinking even for a short second. ‘appamattakaṃpi bhavaṃ na vaṇṇemi’ Always thoughts seek connections in the past, for the future or in the present. The bhikkhu who aims extinction should not advocte thinking, as thoughts prolong the journey in existence.

 

4. CatutthavaggaVagga.

322. Bhikkhus, in the peninsular of India there are a few pleasant orchards, forests, outstanding sites, stretches of water but many irregular blocks of land, irregular rivers flowing disorderly, forming uneven shapes. Even so, a few are born on land and many in the watery bed.

323. Bhikkhus, in the same manner a handful are born human and many more below humanity.

324. Bhikkhus, a few are born in the states imminent to where the Teaching is heard and many away from the knowledgeable atmosphere.

325. Bhikkhus, a few are born wise with powers to understand what is taught and to eliminate the not essential. Bhikkhus, in the same manner there are a handful endowed with the noble one’s wisdom, the rest are ignorant and lack that wisdom.

326. Bhikkhus, a few are lucky enough to see the Blessed One, the others are not so lucky.

327. Bhikkhus, a few hear the Blessed One’s Teaching. The rest are not so lucky.

328. Bhikkhus, a handful hear the Teaching and bear it in mind, the rest forget it.

329. Bhikkhus,a few hearing the Teaching peruse it, many others do not tarry to think about what they heard.

330. Bhikkhus, a few learn the Teaching and fall to the method of living according to it, many others do not care to do it.

331. Bhikkhus, a few are shaken with religious emotion in a circumstance many others do not stir whatever the circumstance may be.

332. Bhikkhus, a few stirred by religious emotion, make effort to overcome unpleasantness, there are many others who do nothing about it.

333. Bhikkhus, a few change their object of concentration and gain one point of mind. There are others who do not reach one point of mind when they change the object of concentration.

334. In the same way bhikkhus, a few are fed on the most excellent food and the rest feed on whatever available crumbs.

335. Bhikkhus, a few find access to the meanings of the Teaching and the bliss of release, others do not experience release. Therefore bhikkhus, you should train to see the meanings in the Teaching to experience the bliss of release.

336. Bhikkhus, in the peninsular of India there are a few pleasant orchards, forests, outstanding sites, stretches of water but many irregular blocks of land, irregular rivers flowing disorderly, forming uneven shapes. In the same manner a few humans who leave the human corpse are born among humans many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts.

337. In the same manner a few gods that leave divinity are reborn among gods many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts.

338. In the same manner a few gods that leave divinity are reborn as humans, many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts.

339. Bhikkhus, in the same manner a few released from hell are reborn human, many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts.

340. Bhikkhus, a few released from hell are reborn with the gods, many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts. In the same manner a few who leave behind the animal world are reborn as humans, many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts. In the same manner a few who leave behind the animal world are reborn as gods, many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts. In the same manner a few ghosts are reborn among humans, many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts. In the same manner a few ghosts are reborn among gods, many more are reborn in hell, in the animal world and as ghosts.

 

17. Pasādakaradhammavagga.

366. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu has gained, if he directs himself to the forest.

367. If he is supported on morsel food.

368. If is satisfied with rag robes limited to three.

369. If he becomes a teacher.

370. If he observes the rules of the Discipline.

371. If he is learned

372. If he has attained worthiness,

373. If he has a good appearance.

376. If he has followers.

377. If he has a large gathering.

378. If born in a high family.

379. If he looks handsome and has polite speech.

380. If he has few desires.

381. If the bhikkhu has few ailments

18. Apara accharāsaṇghātavaggo
Another on the fraction of a second.

382. If the bhikkhu could raise his mind to the first jhana for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that jhana it would be more gainful.

383. If the bhikkhu could raise his mind to the second jhana for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that jhana it would be more gainful.

384. If the bhikkhu could raise his mind to the third jhana for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that jhana it would be more gainful.

385. If the bhikkhu could raise his mind to the fourth jhana for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that jhana it would be more gainful.

386. If the bhikkhu could release his mind developing loving kindness for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

387. If the bhikkhu could release his mind developing compassion for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

388. If the bhikkhu could release his mind developing intrinsic joy for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

389. If the bhikkhu could release his mind developing equanimity for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

390. If the bhikkhu abides reflecting the body in the body mindful and aware to dispel greed and displeasure for the world, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

391. If the bhikkhu abides reflecting feelings in feelings mindful and aware to dispel greed and displeasure for the world for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

392. If the bhikkhu abides reflecting mental qualities in the mind, mindful and aware to dispel greed and displeasure for the world for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

393. If the bhikkhu abides reflecting thoughts and thought processes mindful and aware to dispel greed and displeasure for the world for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

394. If interest and effort is aroused to check the non-arising of not arisen demerit for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

395. If interest and effort is aroused to dispel arisen demerit, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

396. If interest and effort is aroused to promote the arising of non arisen merit for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

397. If interest and effort is aroused to promote the unconfused establishment and development of arisen merit, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

398. If he develops the basis for psychic power endowed with interest, concentration, endeavor and determination, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

399. If he develops the basis for psychic power endowed with effort, concentration, endeavor and determination, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

400. If he develops the basis for psychic power endowed with mind concentration, endeavor and determination, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

401. If he develops the basis for psychic power endowed with discriminative concentration, endeavor and determination, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

402. If he develops the mental faculty of faith, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

403. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

40 4. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

405. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

406. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

407. If he develops the power of faith for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

408. If he develops the power of endeavor for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

409. If he develops the power of mindfulness for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

410. If he develops the power of concentration for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

411. If he develops the power of wisdom for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

412. If he develops the enlightenment factor mindfulness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

413. If he develops the enlightenment factor investigation of the Teaching, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

414. If he develops the enlightenment factor endeavor, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

415. If he develops the enlightenment factor joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

416. If he develops the enlightenment factor tranquillity for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

417. If he develops the enlightenment factor concentration for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

418. If he develops the enlightenment factor equanimity for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

419. If he develops right view for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

420. If he develops right thoughts for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

421. If he develops right speech for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

422. If he develops right action for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

423. If he develops right livelihood for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

424. If he develops right endeavor for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

425. If he develops right mindfulness for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

426. If he develops right concentration for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

427. If he develops internal material perception to see limited external matter good and bad and mastering it, think I see and know, for the fraction of a second. It is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

428. If he develops internal material perception to see unlimited external matter good and bad and mastering it, think I see and know, for the fraction of a second. It is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

429. If he develops internal immaterial perception to see limited external matter good and bad and mastering it, think I see and know, for the fraction of a second. It is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

430. . If he develops internal immaterial perception to see unlimited external matter good and bad and mastering it, think I see and know, for the fraction of a second. It is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

431. If he develops internal immaterial perception to see external matter of blue shade, characters and luster and mastering it think, I see and know, for the fraction of a second. It is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

432. If he develops internal immaterial perception to see external matter of yellow shade, characters and luster and mastering it think, I see and know, for the fraction of a second. It is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

433. If he develops internal immaterial perception to see external matter of red shade, characters and luster and mastering it think, I see and know, for the fraction of a second. It is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

434. If he develops internal immaterial perception to see external matter of white, of white characters and luster and mastering it think, I see and know, for the fraction of a second. It is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

435. If he develops internal immaterial perception to see matter with matter for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

436. If he develops to see external matter with internal immaterial perception, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

437. If he develops to be released in the good end, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countries’ alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

438. If he develops to overcome all perceptions of matter, all perceptions of anger and not attending to various perceptions, attend to space as unlimited and abide in the sphere of space, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

439. If he develops to overcome all perceptions of space, attend to consciousness as unlimited and abide in the sphere of consciousness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

440. If he develops to overcome all perceptions of consciousness, not attending to anything, abide in the sphere of nothingness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

441. If he develops to overcome all perceptions of nothingness and abide in the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

442. If he develops to overcome the sphere of neither perception-nor non-perception and abide in the cessation of perceptions and feelings, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

443. If he develops the meditation object earth, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

444. If he develops the meditation object water, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

445. If he develops the meditation object fire, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

446. If he develops the meditation object air, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

447. If he develops the meditation object blue color, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

448. If he develops the meditation object yellow color, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

449. If he develops the meditation object red color, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

450. If he develops the meditation object white color, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

451. If he develops the meditation object space, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

452. If he develops the meditation object consciousness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

453. If he develops the perception of loathsomeness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

454. If he develops the perception of death, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

455. If he develops the perception of loathsomeness in food, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

456. If he develops the perception of non-attachment to the world, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

457. If he develops the perception of impermanence, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

458. If he develops the perception of unpleasantness, in impermanence, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

459. If he develops the perception of lacking self in unpleasantness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

460. If he develops the perception of giving up, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

461. If he develops the perception of detachment, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

462. If he develops the perception of cessation, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

463. If he develops the recollection of the Enlightened One, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the countrys alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

464. If he develops the recollection of the Teaching, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

465. If he develops the recollection of the Community, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

466. If he develops the recollection of virtues, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

467. If he develops benevolence, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he develops it much, it would be more gainful

468. If he develops recollecting the gods, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

469. If he develops mindfulness of in and out breathing, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

470. If he develops mindfulness of death, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

471. If he develops mindfulness of the body, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

472. If he develops appeasement, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

473. If he develops the mental faculty of faith with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

474. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

475. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

476. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

477. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

478. If he develops the power of faith with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

479. If he develops the power of endeavor with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

480. If he develops the power of mindfulness with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it’s said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

481. If he develops the power of concentration with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it’s said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

482. If he develops the power wisdom with the first jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

483. If he develops the mental faculty of faith with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

484. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

485. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

486. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

487. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

488. If He develops the power of faith with the second jhana for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

489. If he develops the power of endeavor with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

490. If he develops the power of mindfulness with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

491. If he develops the power of concentration with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

492. If he develops the power of wisdom with the second jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

493. If he develops the mental faculty of faith with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

495. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

496. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

497. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

498. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

499. If he develops the power of faith with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

500. If he develops the power of endeavor with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

501. If he develops the power of mindfulness with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

502. If he develops of power of concentration with the third jhana for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

503. If he develops the power of wisdom with the third jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

504. If he develops the mental faculty of faith with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

505. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

506. If ;he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

507. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

508. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

509. If he develops the power of faith with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

510. If he develops the power of endeavor with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

511. If he develops the power of mindfulness with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

512. If he develops the power of concentration with the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

513. If he develops the power of wisdom in the fourth jhana, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

514. If he develops the mental faculty of faith with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

515. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

516. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

517. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

518. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

519. If he develops the power of faith with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

520. If he develops the power of endeavor with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

521. If he develops the power of mindfulness with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

522. If he develops the power of concentration with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

523. If he develops the power of wisdom with loving kindness, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

524. If he develops the mental faculty of faith with compassioon, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

525. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

526. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

527. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

528. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

529. If he develops the power of faith with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

530. If he develops the power of endeavor with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

531. If he develops the power of mindfulness with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

532. If he develops the power of concentration with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

533. If he develops the power of wisdom with compassion, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

534. If he develops the mental faculty of faith with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

535. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

536. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

537. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

538. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

539. If he develops the power of faith with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

540. If he develops the power of endeavor with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

541. If he develops the power of mindfulness with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

542. If he develops the power of concentration with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

543. If he develops power of wisdom with intrinsic joy, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

544. If he develops the mental faculty of faith with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

545. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

546. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

547. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

548. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

549. If he develops the power of faith with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

550. If he develops the power of endeavor with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

551. If he develops the power of mindfulness with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

552. If he develops the power of concentration with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana, Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

553. If he develops the power of wisdom with equanimity, for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

554. If he develops the mental faculty of faith for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

555. If he develops the mental faculty of endeavor for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

556. If he develops the mental faculty of mindfulness for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

557. If he develops the mental faculty of concentration for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

558. If he develops the mental faculty of wisdom for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

559. If he develops the power of faith for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

560. If he develops the power of endeavor for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

561. If he develops the power of mindfulness for the fraction of a second, it’s said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful.

562. If he develops the power of concentration for the fraction of a second, it’s said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

563. If he develops the power of wisdom for the fraction of a second, it is said he abides in jhana. Has done his duties by the Teacher, and eats the country’s alms food without a debt. If he makes much of that, it would be more gainful

19. Kāyagatāsativaggo

563 . Bhikkhus, if the great ocean is penetratingly seen, you see that all small rivulets flow into it, in the same manner mindfulness of the body, developed and made much arouse thoughts of merit leading to knowledge.

Bhikkhus, if this one thing is developed and made much it leads to

564. Great religious anxiety

565. Great benefits

566. Coming to the end of unpleasantness

567. Mindful awareness

568. Gain of knowledge and vision

569. A pleasant abiding here and now and

570. The Realization of the fruits of release, with knowledge.

What is that one thing? It’s mindfulness of the body. Bhikkhus, this one thing developed and made much,

conduces to the realization of the fruits of release with knowledge.

571. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, the body and mind is appeased, thoughts and thought processes are appeased and with its development and completion all knowledgeable things get completed.

572. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, not arisen demeritorious thoughts do not arise and arisen demeritorious thoughts fade.

573. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, not arisen thoughts of merit arise and arisen thoughts of merit develop and reach completion

574. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, ignorance fades, science arises, self-conceit fades, latent tendencies get completely destroyed and bonds fade.

575-576. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to penetrating wisdom and to final extinction without holdings

577-579. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, the various mental spheres and their respective pastures are penetratingly understood.

580-583. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to realizing the fruits of the entry into the stream of the Teaching, fruits of returning once, fruits of not returning, and fruits of worthiness

584-598. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to gain of wisdom.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to growth in wisdom

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to amassing wisdom.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to wisdom as extensive as the earth.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to wisdom that spreads out.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to quick wisdom.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to deep wisdom.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to exhilerating

wisdom.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to unbounded wisdom.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to spontaneous wisdom.

Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to sharp wisdom.

599. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of the body is developed and made much, it conduces to penetrating wisdom.

 

20. Amatavagga
Deathlessness

600. Bhikkhus, they that do not partake mindfulness of the body,[1] do not partake deathlessness and they that partake mindfulness of the body, partake deathlessness.

601. Bhikkhus, they that have not experienced mindfulness of the body, have not experienced deathlessness and they that have experienced mindfulness of the body, have experienced deathlessness. .

602. Bhikkhus, they that have neglected mindfulness of the body, have neglected deathlessness and they that have not neglected mindfulness of the body, have not neglected deathlessness.

603. Bhikkhus, they that have gone wrong in mindfulness of the body, have gone wrong in deathlessness and they that have mindfulness of the body, have deathlessness.

604. Bhikkhus, those negligent in mindfulness of the body, are negligent in deathlessness and the diligent in mindfulness of the body, are diligent in deathlessness.

605. Bhikkhus, those that have forgotten mindfulness of the body, have forgotten deathlessness and they that have not forgotten mindfulness of the body, have not forgotten deathlessness.

606. Bhikkhus, those that have not practised mindfulness of the body, have not practised deathlessness and they that have practised mindfulness of the body, have practised deathlessness.

607. Bhikkhus, those that have not practised mindfulness of the body, have not practised deathlessness and they that have practised mindfulness of the body, have practised deathlessness.

608. Bhikkhus, they that have not made much of mindfulness of the body, have not made much of deathlessness and they that have made much of mindfulness of the body, have made much of deathlessness.

609. Bhikkhus, those who do not know with deep knowledge mindfulness of the body, do not have deep knowledge of deathlessness and they that know mindfulness of the body deeply know deathlessness.

deeply.

610. Bhikkhus, they that do not thoroughly know mindfulness of the body, do not thoroughly know deathlessness and they that thoroughly know mindfulness of the body, thoroughly know deathlessness.

611. Bhikkhus, they that have not realized mindfulness of the body, have not realized deathlessness and they that have realized mindfulness of the body, have realized deathlessness.

Notes.

[1] Mindfulness of the body ‘kāyagatāsati’ In this sutta, mindfulness of the body is equated to deathlessness. Mindfulness of the body is nothing other than the control of the six mental faculties. The Blessed One has explained that the release with knowing ‘aṭñāvimutti’ is the release that one experiences when his six spheres of mental contact do not arouse feelings in any circumstance. So this is explained as deathlessness ‘amatapadaṃ’ or arahanship here and now.