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Asubhānupassīsutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 85

Itivuttaka 85

So It Was Said 85
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तिकनिपातti·ka·ni·pā·ta

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes
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चतुत्थवग्गca·tut·tha·vag·ga

Catutthavagga

Chapter Four
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असुभानुपस्सीसुत्तa·su·bhā·nu·pas·sī·sut·ta

Asubhānupassīsutta

Observing Ugliness
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वुत्तञ्हेतंvut·tañ·he·taṃ भगवताbha·ga·va·tā वुत्तमरहतातिvut·ta·ma·ra·ha·tā·ti मेme सुतं:su·taṃ

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
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“असुभानुपस्सी,a·su·bhā·nu·pas·sī भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कायस्मिंkā·yas·miṃ विहरथ;vi·ha·ra·tha

“Asubhānupassī, bhikkhave, kāyasmiṁ viharatha;

“Mendicants, meditate observing the ugliness of the body.
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आनापानस्सतिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti चca वोvo अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ परिमुखंpa·ri·mu·khaṃ सूपट्ठिताsū·paṭ·ṭhi·tā होतु;ho·tu

ānāpānassati ca vo ajjhattaṁ parimukhaṁ sūpaṭṭhitā hotu;

Let mindfulness of breathing be well-established internally on the present.
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सब्बसङ्खारेसुsab·ba·saṅ·khā·re·su अनिच्चानुपस्सिनोa·nic·cā·nu·pas·si·no विहरथ।vi·ha·ra·tha

sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassino viharatha.

Meditate observing the impermanence of all conditions.
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असुभानुपस्सीनं,a·su·bhā·nu·pas·sī·naṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कायस्मिंkā·yas·miṃ विहरतंvi·ha·ra·taṃ योyo सुभायsu·bhā·ya धातुयाdhā·tu·yā रागानुसयोrā·gā·nu·sa·yo सोso पहीयति।pa·hī·ya·ti

Asubhānupassīnaṁ, bhikkhave, kāyasmiṁ viharataṁ yo subhāya dhātuyā rāgānusayo so pahīyati.

As you meditate observing the ugliness of the body, you will give up desire for the body.
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आनापानस्सतियाā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·yā अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ परिमुखंpa·ri·mu·khaṃ सूपट्ठितितायsū·paṭ·ṭhi·ti·tā·ya येye बाहिराbā·hi·rā वितक्कासयाvi·tak·kā·sa·yā विघातपक्खिका,vi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·kā तेte नna होन्ति।hon·ti

Ānāpānassatiyā ajjhattaṁ parimukhaṁ sūpaṭṭhititāya ye bāhirā vitakkāsayā vighātapakkhikā, te na honti.

When mindfulness of breathing is well-established internally on the present, there will be no distressing external thoughts or wishes.
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सब्बसङ्खारेसुsab·ba·saṅ·khā·re·su अनिच्चानुपस्सीनंa·nic·cā·nu·pas·sī·naṃ विहरतंvi·ha·ra·taṃ याyā अविज्जाa·vij·jā साsā पहीयति,pa·hī·ya·ti याyā विज्जाvij·jā साsā उप्पज्जती”ति।up·paj·ja·tī

Sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassīnaṁ viharataṁ yā avijjā sā pahīyati, yā vijjā sā uppajjatī”ti.

When you meditate observing the impermanence of all conditions, ignorance is given up and knowledge arises.”
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एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.
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तत्थेतंtat·the·taṃ इतिi·ti वुच्चति:vuc·ca·ti

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:
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“असुभानुपस्सीa·su·bhā·nu·pas·sī कायस्मिं,kā·yas·miṃ

“Asubhānupassī kāyasmiṁ,

“Observing the ugliness of the body,
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आनापानेā·nā·pā·ne पटिस्सतो;pa·ṭis·sa·to

ānāpāne paṭissato;

mindful of the breath,
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सब्बसङ्खारसमथं,sab·ba·saṅ·khā·ra·sa·ma·thaṃ

Sabbasaṅkhārasamathaṁ,

one always keen sees
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पस्संpas·saṃ आतापिā·tā·pi सब्बदा।sab·ba·dā

passaṁ ātāpi sabbadā.

the stilling of all activities.
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सsa वेve सम्मद्दसोsam·mad·da·so भिक्खु,bhik·khu

Sa ve sammaddaso bhikkhu,

That mendicant sees rightly,
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यतोya·to तत्थtat·tha विमुच्चति;vi·muc·ca·ti

yato tattha vimuccati;

and when freed in regards to that,
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अभिञ्ञावोसितोa·bhiñ·ñā·vo·si·to सन्तो,san·to

Abhiññāvosito santo,

that peaceful sage, with perfect insight,
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सsa वेve योगातिगोyo·gā·ti·go मुनी”ति।mu·nī

sa ve yogātigo munī”ti.

has truly slipped their yoke.”
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi अत्थोat·tho वुत्तोvut·to भगवता,bha·ga·va·tā इतिi·ti मेme सुतन्ति।su·tan·ti

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.