सतिपट्ठान
Satipaṭṭhāna
Four Foundations of Mindfulness
四念處
Grammar 語法
neuter noun compound: sati + upaṭṭhāna (establishment/presence)
Definition 釋義
The four domains for mindfulness practice outlined in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10): (1) kāyānupassanā — contemplation of body (breath, postures, clear comprehension, parts, elements, cemetery meditations); (2) vedanānupassanā — contemplation of feeling tone (pleasant, unpleasant, neutral); (3) cittānupassanā — contemplation of mind states; (4) dhammānupassanā — contemplation of mind-objects (Five Hindrances, Five Aggregates, Six Sense Bases, Seven Factors of Awakening, Four Noble Truths). The Buddha declared this the 'direct path' to Nibbāna.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Ekāyano ayaṃ, bhikkhave, maggo sattānaṃ visuddhiyā, sokaparidevānaṃ samatikkamāya...
This is the one-way path, monks, for the purification of beings, for the overcoming of sorrow and lamentation...
Source: Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, MN 10
At a Glance
- Pali
- Satipaṭṭhāna
- IAST
- Smṛtyupasthāna
- Devanagari
- सतिपट्ठान
- Chinese
- 四念處
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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