4👑☸ Cattāri Ariya-saccaṃ 四聖諦

The Buddha’s commentary on 16-APS

Here we dig through EBT passages from all suttas that reference the 16 APS, to gather what would essentially be the Buddha’s own commentary on the 16 steps.

(STED 16-APS)

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	Here, monks, a monk
[0.1] arañña-gato vā	[0.1] (to the) wilderness-(he)-went, or
rukkha-mūla-gato vā	(to the) tree-root-(he)-went, or
suññā-(a)gāra-gato vā	(to the) empty-dwelling-(he)-went, **
[0.2] nisīdati	[0.2] sits down
[0.3] pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā	[0.3] (into)-cross-leg-posture (he)-bends,
[0.4] ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya	[0.4] straightened body (he)-aspires (to),
[0.5] pari-mukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā.	[0.5] Near-(the)-mouth, remembrance he-establishes.
[0.6] So sato-va assasati,	[0.6] He, Always-a-rememberer, breathes in;
Sato-va passasati	Always-a-rememberer, breathes out.

(1. kāyā-(a)nupassī)

Dīghaṃ vā assasanto ‘dīghaṃ assasāmī’ti pajānāti,	(1) long ** breathing-in, 'long (I) am-breathing-in' (he) discerns;
dīghaṃ vā passasanto ‘dīghaṃ passasāmī’ti pajānāti;	long ** breathing-out, 'long (I) am-breathing-out' (he) discerns;
rassaṃ vā assasanto ‘rassaṃ assasāmī’ti pajānāti,	(2) short ** breathing-in, 'short (I) am-breathing-in' (he) discerns;
rassaṃ vā passasanto ‘rassaṃ passasāmī’ti pajānāti;	short ** breathing-out, 'short (I) am-breathing-out' (he) discerns;
‘sabba-kāya-p-paṭisaṃvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(3) '(the) entire-body: sensitive-to (it), (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘sabba-kāya-p-paṭisaṃvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	(the) entire-body: sensitive-to (it), (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘passambhayaṃ kāya-saṅkhāraṃ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(4) 'pacifying bodily-fabrication, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘passambhayaṃ kāya-saṅkhāraṃ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.	pacifying bodily-fabrication, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.

(2. vedanā-(a)nupassī )

‘Pīti-p-paṭisaṃvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(5) 'rapture: -sensitive-to-it, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘pīti-p-paṭisaṃvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	rapture: -sensitive-to-it, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘sukhap-paṭisaṃvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(6) 'pleasure: -sensitive-to-it, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘sukhap-paṭisaṃvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	pleasure: -sensitive-to-it, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘citta-saṅkhārap-paṭisaṃvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(7) 'mental-fabrication: -sensitive-to-it, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘citta-saṅkhārap-paṭisaṃvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	mental-fabrication: -sensitive-to-it, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘passambhayaṃ citta-saṅkhāraṃ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(8) 'pacifying mental-fabrication, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘passambhayaṃ citta-saṅkhāraṃ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.	pacifying mental-fabrication, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.

(3. cittā-(a)nupassī)

‘Citta-p-paṭisaṃvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(9) '(the)-mind: -sensitive-to-it, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘citta-p-paṭisaṃvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	(the)-mind: -sensitive-to-it, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘abhip-pa-modayaṃ cittaṃ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(10) 'abundantly-producing-mirth (in the)-mind, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘abhip-pa-modayaṃ cittaṃ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	'abundantly-producing-mirth (in the)-mind, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘samādahaṃ cittaṃ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(11) 'undistract-ifying & lucid-ifying (the)-mind, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘samādahaṃ cittaṃ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	undistract-ifying & lucid-ifying (the)-mind, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘vimocayaṃ cittaṃ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(12) 'liberating (the)-mind, (I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘vimocayaṃ cittaṃ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	liberating (the)-mind, (I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.

(4. dhammā-(a)nupassī)

‘a-niccā-(a)nupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati.	(13) 'im-permanence: -contemplating (it, I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘A-niccā-(a)nupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	im-permanence: -contemplating (it, I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘vi-rāgā-(a)nupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(14) 'dis-passion: -contemplating (it, I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘vi-rāgā-(a)nupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	Dis-passion: -contemplating (it, I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘nirodhā-(a)nupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(15) 'cessation: -contemplating (it, I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘nirodhā-(a)nupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;	cessation: -contemplating (it, I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.
‘paṭinissaggā-(a)nupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati,	(16) 'relinquishment: -contemplating (it, I) will-breathe-in.' (Thus he) trains.
‘paṭinissaggā-(a)nupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.	relinquishment: -contemplating (it, I) will-breathe-out.' (Thus he) trains.

    Goldcraft ¹⁶ – Ānā-pāna-s-sati: breath meditation         Goldcraft ^16.000 – overview and features             Goldcraft ^16.000.1 – cutting off vitakka/thoughts             Goldcraft ^16.000.2 – ambrosia, peaceful, sublime dwelling             Goldcraft ^16.000.3 – Noble 👑, Brahma, pleasurable dwelling             Goldcraft ^16.000.4 – Even last breath at death is known!             Goldcraft ^16.000.5 – How does 16aps differ from other meditation methods?         Goldcraft ^16.0 – 🔬prelude to 16 steps             Goldcraft ^16.0.3 – 🧘 bending into a cross leg posture             Goldcraft ^16.0.4 – 🏃📐 straightening the body             Goldcraft ^16.0.5 – 🌬️😤 pari-mukhaṃ: what does ‘in front’ mean?             Goldcraft ^16.0.6 – 🌬🐘 Always ‘mindful’ of what?         Goldcraft ^16.1 – 🔬step 1: breathing long         Goldcraft ^16.2 – 🔬step 2: breathing short         Goldcraft ^16.3 – 🔬step 3: sensitive to entire body             Goldcraft ^16.3.3 – 409 CE Dhyāna Samādhi Sutra             Goldcraft ^16.3.5 – Buddha says kāya = physical body in 16aps context         Goldcraft ^16.4 – 🔬step 4: pacify bodily co-activities             Goldcraft ^16.4.5 – Buddha glosses kāya-sankhāra         Goldcraft ^16.5 – 🔬step 5: sensitive to mental joy         Goldcraft ^16.6 – 🔬step 6: sensitive to physical pleasure         Goldcraft ^16.7 – 🔬step 7: sensitive to co-activities of mental experience         Goldcraft ^16.8 – 🔬step 8: pacifying co-activities of mental experience         Goldcraft ^16.9 – 🔬step 9: sensitive to 'mind'         Goldcraft ^16.10 – 🔬step 10: produce joy in the 'mind'         Goldcraft ^16.11 – 🔬step 11: make the 'mind' undistractible and lucid         Goldcraft ^16.12 – 🔬step 12: liberate the 'mind'         Goldcraft ^16.13 – 🔬step 13: continuously see impermanence         Goldcraft ^16.14 – 🔬step 14: continuously see dispassion         Goldcraft ^16.15 – 🔬step 15: continuously see cessation         Goldcraft ^16.16 – 🔬step 16: continuously see relinquishment [into nirvana]         Goldcraft ^16.100 – misc. on 16aps             Goldcraft ^16.100.1 – pāḷi suttas dealing with 16aps             Goldcraft ^16.100.2 – pāḷi audio dealing with 16aps

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